chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
if you don't mind; if you like; if you feel up for it; if you're interested
(favorable voting) constituency (favourable)
number of votes polled; poll votes
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
deep-seated grudge; hatred
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
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
to be a good match for; to stand a chance against; to be able to compete with; to hold one's own
chance (of success); odds
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
to think of; to come up with
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
not worth considering; out of the question
optimism; taking an optimistic view
runner-up; second (in a race)
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
to parade; to march; to walk in procession
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
discovery; detection; finding
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring