voting; ballot; poll; vote
interest; rights; concession
about; concerning; related to; -ish
one's support (power) base; the base of one's support in an electorate
solid (an assured, a safe) vote; solid (assured) support
number of votes polled; poll votes
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
blind (devotion, faith, etc.); reckless
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
buried gold; buried treasure
(reliable) source of votes; area of strong electoral support; stronghold; (voter) base
burying in the ground; having underground deposits
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
absentee ballot; absentee voting
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
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
to undergo many hardships; to taste the bitters of life
special election; by-election; bye-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