delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
war situation; progress of a battle
lump together; put all together
additional; extraordinary; outside the norms; special case
percentage of votes counted so far
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
base support (e.g. for a party in an election); substrate; load bearing layer; supporting layer
one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
firm; strong; solid; stable
block votes (e.g. of a labor union, labour union)
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
average (normal, ordinary) year; every year; annually
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
possible; likely; probable
to strain; to stretch; to string up; to cover over (e.g. with tiles, ice, etc.)
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
talk; conversation; dialogue
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
tendency; trend; inclination
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
recollection; reminiscence
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
to express (orally); to put into words; to say out loud
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful