rival candidate; opposing candidate
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
breakthrough; great discovery
carving; engraving; sculpture
misgovernment; misrule; bad government
to be discouraged; to shrink from
to make a vow; to take an oath
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
visiting room; visitation room
embarrassed; self-conscious; bashful; abashed
whichever one chooses; either way
to take the time (to do); to set aside time (for)
overflowing; flood; inundation; oversupply; plethora
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
posterity; future life; life to come
it's probably so; it stands to reason
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
headquarters; head office; main office
far away in the distance; in the far distance
information transfer; information transmission
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
all over; all over the place; everywhere
utter failure; gross mistake; wrong guess
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
the opposite sex; isomerism
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
effectiveness; efficacy; efficaciousness
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous