general election (of the lower house)
fixed date; settlement date
other parties; other forces
exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
edict; public announcement
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
difference; disparity; gap
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
internal (to a country); interior; home; national; domestic
very much; very many; more and more
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to play a dirty trick; to use underhanded methods; to hit below the belt; to play foul
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
future (usually near); prospects
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
and (also); both ... and; as well as
advance warning; trigger warning
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
territorial dispute; territorial issue
protective occupation (of a country)
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
to grant (a request); to accept; to hear (a prayer); to comply with (a demand)
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
raw materials; ingredients
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion