vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
loss (of weight or volume, e.g. in transit); ullage; outage; decrease (in value); reduction
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
eligibility for election; suffrage
suffrage; the right to vote
absentee ballot; absentee voting
voter turnout; (polling) turnout
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
special election; by-election
to come back; to bloom a second time
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
putting an end to; bringing to a close; person who opens and closes the curtains (in a theatre)
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
making noodles by hand; striking a deal; coming to an agreement; killing with bare hands
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
cross connection; interconnection; internetworking
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
unauthorized (computer) access; hacking
information leak; data breach
business use; business purposes
desktop (computer); home (game console, CD player, etc.); non-portable; stationary
forgetting; lapse of memory
progress; being under way
to sow; to plant; to sow (the seeds of; e.g. conflict); to sprinkle (gold or silver powder on lacquerware)