to accrete; to become whole; to come together
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback (to a battle); going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to collapse (of a building, dream, plan, etc.); to be destroyed; to fall through; to be completely defeated (in battle); to be wiped out; to be routed
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse
process; course; mechanism
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
cylindrical; having no waist; undefined (waist); cylinder vase; stockpot
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
copier; copy machine; photocopier
to smear with blood; to kill
public commitment; public promise; campaign pledge; official vow
to enclose (with); to surround (with); to turn (one's head, heel, etc.); to rotate; to think over; to consider
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to kick into (e.g. a ball into a goal)
feigned; pretending (not to know)
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
acute stress reaction; acute stress disorder; psychological shock; mental shock; emotional shock; emotional trauma
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
daily visit to a temple or shrine (to worship); visiting frequently; visiting daily
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
tomfoolery; monkey business
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
oscillation; vibration; swing (e.g. of a pendulum)
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate