being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
candidate (for an election)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
final vote; run-off ballot
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to apply pressure from above; to press down; to overwhelm; to overpower; to repress
to shake; to waver; to tremble
close to; directly (e.g. staring); suddenly (e.g. stopping)
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
failure; mistake; blunder
strategic arrangement of go stones; opening moves; preparation; preparatory steps; groundwork
flax color; flax colour; beige; ecru
directly opposite; right in front
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
to rush over; to run up to
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
(as for (that)) thing; (given (that)) thing; matter; (it is a ...) thing; matter; fact
power; authority; jurisdiction
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
frontage; width (of a building, plot of land, etc.); breadth (e.g. of one's knowledge); scope (e.g. of one's work); range
free-for-all; open-to-all; optional (to participate in); non-compulsory
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious