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conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch

1

best; ideal; perfect

2

chance; opportunity

1

miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking

1

number of votes polled; poll votes

4

one third; a third part

3

support; backing

6

every person; each one; everybody

6

office

22

to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell

1

appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)

2

physique; bodily build

1

as before; as ever; as it was originally

2

tactics; strategy

1

on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead

6

to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended

1

double chin

1

stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump

1

weakening; emaciation; decline

1

even

1

even

2

personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis

1

prefectural office

11

something; some kind of; for some reason

2

to do for (the sake of someone else)

2

(favorable voting) constituency (favourable)

1

coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate

3

absolute

2

sphere; circle; range; category

1

around ...; or so

1

victory; triumph; conquest; success; win

1

present post; current office; (an) incumbent

8

exactly right!; indeed; damn straight

1

people (of a country); nation; citizen; national

1

sense of values; values; value system

1

attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with; dependence on the central government; attitude of those who assume their jobs are safe because they are government employees

1

reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure

1

rose-colour; rose-color; bright (e.g. life, future, prospects); cheerful; rosy

1

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

1

politician; statesman

7

recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition

2

locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind

1

to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly

3

society; the world; the times

2

to penetrate a body (e.g. with a spear or bullet); to breathe new life into; to provide a potential solution

1

fresh; new

1

(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known

2

important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game

1

job; work; duties; trade; skill

4

majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly

1