desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
support; backing; endorsement; propping up; holding up; support
pair; the two; both persons; both things
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to gather; to collect; to assemble
lottery; raffle; drawing (of lots); balloting
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
competition rate; success rate; ratio of successful (applicants) to total applicants
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
every year; yearly; annually
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
estimate (of costs); budget
various; a variety of; all sorts of; many (different)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
to work on (someone); to appeal to; to make approaches to; to begin to work
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
being elected; winning a prize (in a lottery, raffle, etc.); being selected (for a prize, etc.)
probability; likelihood; chances
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
hasty; rash; impatient; restless; quick (to draw conclusions, make decisions, etc.)
(some) more; even more; longer; further
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
door; gate; opening; title page
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
rest; break; recess; intermission
notice; attention; observation
both hands; both arms; ten
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)