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gathering votes; garnering votes; pulling in votes; ballot collection; vote-counting

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Conservative Party

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(reliable) source of votes; area of strong electoral support; stronghold; (voter) base

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shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof

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not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond

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beginning of spring

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snap election; snap general election

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as expected; as predicted

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opposition party; the opposition

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rival candidate; opposing candidate

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great difference; big difference; wide margin

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counting ballots; tally (of votes)

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regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed

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acquaintance

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laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet

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creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly

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day by day

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public utilities charge

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direct

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email; mail; post; message (in an instant messaging application); instant message; male

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aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad

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designer brand; designer label

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colorful; colourful

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catalog; catalogue

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spring clothing; spring wear; spring goods

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(room) heater; stove

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thermometer

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to warm (up); to heat (up)

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electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire

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to blow through; to blow across

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paving stone; pavement

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tractor

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perfectly level

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bleak; chilly; dreary

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greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)

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to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left

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drawing room; parlour; parlor; reception office

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(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture

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current boyfriend

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one's (own) house

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(another person's) nephew

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reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged

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to make tea

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residence; housing; residential building

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here and there; in places

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felt-tip pen

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mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

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Van Gogh; Van Gogh, Vincent (1853-1890; Dutch painter)

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help; aid; assistance

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to keep company; to look after; to entertain; to play (a game) with

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