after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
having one's back to the wall; having nowhere to go; having no way out; not having another chance
results of a vote; voting results
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
voter turnout; (polling) turnout
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
blank ballot; white ballot
spoilt vote; faulty ballot
retreating figure; appearance from behind
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
conference room; council room
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
distance in a straight line
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
everywhere; all over; throughout
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
moral duty; moral obligations; justification; pretext; just cause
sharing equally (costs, profits, etc.); splitting equally
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
general review (e.g. of one's lessons); dress rehearsal
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
small; small-sized; small-scale; miniature
again and again; repeatedly
collection (of fees, taxes, etc.); levy
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
power outage; electricity outage; blackout; failure of electricity supply
to dismantle; to demount; to take something away; to detach
bizarre plan; perplexing strategy; outlandish scheme
to put into effect; to put into practice
shortage; amount outstanding (e.g. on loan); deficit