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winning one's first election; being elected for the first time

2

shameless; infamous; disgraceful

1

scandal

3

winning over; placation; gentle persuasion

1

duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings

1

confidence; popularity

3

thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant

4

politician; statesman

1

as (for); for; in the capacity of

10

the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since

6

tyrant; despot

1

prone to adultery; flirtatious

1

unsatisfied; unsatisfactory; insufficient

1

seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause

1

company; friendship; association; society; acquaintance

1

self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health

1

to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with

1

increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less

5

grimace; sullen face

2

local newspaper

1

perusal; one reading

2

prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)

3

inside; interior

1

social page (of newspaper); local news page

2

conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly

1

to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)

3

one may well say so, but ...; even more than

1

reporter; journalist

2

to be well-known

1

good sense

2

uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless

1

prestige; dignity

2

to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)

1

heading; headline; index; headword

1

to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb

1

letter (of alphabet); character; writing

6

indignation; resentment

4

public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus

3

severe; fierce; stern

2

to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known

1

supporter; sponsor; patron; backer

1

spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating

1

tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration

1

feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)

2

fin (e.g. of a fish)

1

to follow; to come along with one; to accompany

2

deification

2

proportion

1

general manager; director-general

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aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

2