sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
vote for a losing candidate; wasted vote
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
wherein; therein; thereinto
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
while; during (the time when)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
high-spirited; cheerful; assertive; vigorous
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to be silent; to say nothing
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
hegemony; leadership; initiative
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
guardianship; guardian; (theatrical) assistant; prompter
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?