vote-catching; vote-getting; fishing for votes
absolutely; positively; decidedly
at the last moment; this late in the game
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
taking great pains (to do); making every effort; having a lot of trouble (doing); racking one's brains
to give up on; to turn one's back (on); to abandon; to forsake; to dump (e.g. romantic partner)
to exert oneself; to make efforts
to pour drinks for each other; to drink together
glowing ember (either red hot charcoal or the glowing remains of burnt firewood); live charcoal
noble undertaking; heroic deed
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
by sheer strength; by brute force
real intention; true motive; true meaning
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
tough measure; firm step; strong measure
to launch oneself upon; to make one's debut
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to tidy up; to put in order; to settle (problem); to clear (dispute); to finish; to bring something to an end
advice; counsel; remonstrance; recommendation
(sound of an) explosion or detonation; roar (of a machine)
furthermore; adding to the above-mentioned; not quite; not very good; lacking
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
to be forward; to be impertinent
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
pattern; figure; state; condition; conjecture of the current situation; the way it seems; model
right-wing (politics); extreme right-wing group; right wing (bird, plane, etc.); right field; right flank; right fielder; high rank
stoppage; interruption; cessation; suspension
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
between-season wear; spring and autumn clothing; together; condition; situation; -ish
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)