measurement; size; extent; plan; intention; arrangement
curious; strange; unusual
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
three; three years of age
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
hometown; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
leaving (a hall, meeting, stadium, etc.); exit; walkout; exit (from the stage); leaving the stage
forced passage (of a bill, measure, resolution, etc.); railroading; steamrolling; steamrollering
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
soundly (sleeping); fast (asleep)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
now that; since; so long as; because
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling
treatment (of a person); dealing with
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
the concerned government agencies; the ministries and agencies that are relevant to the matter at hand; the relevant authorities
follow-up report; further news
class teacher; homeroom teacher; home room teacher; form teacher
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)