promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
conversely; on the contrary
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
next term; next period; next version; next release
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
future (usually near); prospects
aimless; rambling; desultory; casual
that's the way it is; such is life
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
to increase; to add to; to augment
projected to win; sure to be elected; home free
begging; pestering; pleading; coaxing
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
selection; choice; choosing; picking; election
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
visual hallucination; vision
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
to sum it up in one word; ... is the word for it
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
very interesting; of great interest
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
minimum; at the very least
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
marking; grading; scoring
quiz; short test; mini test