desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
little power; little influence; (one's) poor ability; limited ability; what little one can do
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
by all means; by all costs
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
reception room; parlor; parlour
rude; outspoken; presumptuous; cheeky
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
polish (jewels); cultivation
double; double bed; hotel room with a double bed; double-breasted; double-cuffed; double width (of cloth; usu. 1.42 meters); doubles (e.g. in tennis)
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
special; particular; peculiar; unique
strict prohibition; ban; interdiction
passive smoking; second-hand smoking
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad