elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
it's precisely for that reason that ...; which is precisely why ...
inconspicuous; unobtrusive; low-profile
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; full provision
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
fruit; nut; seed; (in broth) pieces of meat, vegetable, etc.; content; substance
voting; ballot; poll; vote
a few seconds; several seconds
Japanese spirea (Spiraea Japonica); meadowsweet; Shimotsuke (former province located in present-day Tochigi Prefecture)
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
round; spherical; circular
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
abstention (from voting); renunciation (of a right); withdrawal (from a contest)
affirmative vote; yes vote; aye
(within a) territory; domains
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
vote against; no vote; nay
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
to be generally accepted; to be acknowledged by oneself and others
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
meaning; connotation; denotation
letter of resignation; request for retirement
acrobatics; acrobatic performance; stunt