legislative bill; measure; agenda item
yes and no; for and against
topic of discussion; agenda
approval; adoption (of a motion, bill, etc.); passage
rejection; negation; voting down
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
majority group (party, faction)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
in advance; beforehand; previously
recommendation; referral; endorsement
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
right to decide; having say (in a decision)
non-support; disapproval (e.g. in an opinion poll)
firm; strong; solid; stable
minority group (party); minority
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
rightful claimant; beneficiary; right holder
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
un-; non-; negative prefix
reader; (website) visitor
resolution; decision; vote
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
no holds barred; anything goes; no limits
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction