nationality; citizenship; nationality (ship, airplane, etc.); registration; flag
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
to detach; to decapitate; to cut loose; to let loose; to dismember
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
broadcasting station; broadcaster
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
petty underling; small fry
cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
superscription (on a letter, parcel, etc.); address; overwriting (data, file, etc.)
belief; conviction; opinion
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to become used to the (ways of the) world; to become worldly or sophisticated
essence; true nature; substance; reality
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen
nonfulfillment of a contract; contractual non-performance; breach of contract
to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result
to be left without means of sustenance; to be turned adrift in the streets; to be rendered homeless; to be out in the cold; to be down and out
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
sharply; harshly; stingingly
corruption; immorality; lapse from virtue; fall from virtue
propensity; tendency; inclination; deflection
distortion; falsification; perversion
seriously; no kidding; joking aside; in all seriousness
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
Committee for Election Administration
voluntary restraints; self-limitation
abuse; misuse; misappropriation; using to excess
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
election campaign; political campaign; campaigning; electioneering; canvassing
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook