will not do; do not; does not
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
recommendation; referral; endorsement
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
election; selection; choice
student's handbook; small notebook that also acts as a student ID
not all bad; not as dissatisfied (or annoyed) as one would have others believe
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
tide; current; tendency; trend
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
rejection; expulsion; boycott; ostracism
ordinary; run-of-the-mill; usual
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
both in name and reality; both in name and substance
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
candidate (for an election)
interested person; volunteer; supporter
in order to be(come)...; since it amounts to...; since it is advantageous to...
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
number of votes obtained (polled)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
degree of familiarity; popularity
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
supporter (e.g. of the arts); adherent; proponent
billboard; advertising sign
appointment (to a position, job, etc.); being used for a role; promotion
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to shoot through something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
to use X as a selling point
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
ending up right back where one started
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
whole story; full picture; full particulars