vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to behave violently; to commit violence; to use force
selection; choice; option
place; room; margin; scope
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
important points; main points
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
now that you say that; now that you mention it
and then; and so; and; so then
festival; feast; carnival
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
my husband; one's family; family member
postcard; memo; note; card
to live through hell; to go to hell and back; to suffer dire straits
one more time; once more; once again
festive mood; holiday mood; festive atmosphere
rather; sooner; preferably
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
I don't want to boast but
interview (i.e. television, newspaper, etc.)
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
article; news story; report; account
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
step (of a staircase, etc.); running board (of a bus, train); step (movement); pace; (dance) step; step (in a process)
to grow up; to become an adult