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complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)

4

(favorable voting) constituency (favourable)

1

to plunder; to grab; to snatch

1

inevitable; necessary

1

number of votes polled; poll votes

1

to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate

1

analysis

1

staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring

1

opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat

4

deep-seated grudge; hatred

1

thick voice

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

1

same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism

1

in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely

1

to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)

2

to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate

1

active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try

2

to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own

1

to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind

1

rather than

1

guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty

1

to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle

1

chance (of success); odds

3

light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)

4

superficial; half-hearted; shallow

1

tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation

3

to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)

15

to think of; to come up with

1

fundamental; basic

1

push; pushing; weight; pressure; authority; forcefulness

1

presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others

1

idea

1

when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...

1

to rack one's brain

1

sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation

1

to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall

3

self-introduction

1

publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda

2

to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify

2

lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period

2

bento; Japanese box lunch

1

each other; one another

1

only; nothing but

2

purse; handbag; wallet

1

school store; co-op

5

to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for

1

not worth considering; out of the question

1

optimism; taking an optimistic view

1

runner-up; second (in a race)

3

purchase; buy

2