to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
different opinion; objection
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
pointing out; identification
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
slight; insignificant; small
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
address in reply (e.g. at a ceremony); formal reply
as everyone knows; needless to point out
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
final vote; run-off ballot
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
going along with something; following the crowd; treating something in an equal or egalitarian manner
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
sphere; counter for balls
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
forming a circle; circular formation (orig. in battle); huddle; ring
strategy meeting; council of war
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize