candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
fight; dispute; feud; competition; contest; rivalry
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to sense; to perceive; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to wag one's tail; to flatter; to butter up; to fawn (on)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
intensification; aggravation
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
rival candidate; opposing candidate
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to cease; to stop; to be over
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
speech and conduct; words and actions; words and deeds; behavior; behaviour; manners
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
worst-ever; history's worst
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; trading session (at an exchange); rising from a crouch to charge; initial charge
speech meeting; assembly to hear a speech
after that; afterwards; thereafter
voting; ballot; poll; vote
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
difference; variation; difference
reflection (of light); reflection (of society, attitudes, etc.); application (of an update, changes, etc.); taking effect
first thing in the morning
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
complete; whole; perfect; safe
imitation Japanese vellum
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos; covert filming