class president; head class representative
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
bad feeling; cares; ill feeling; grudge; sense of discomfort; discontent
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
lacking in some desired property (size, usefulness, etc.)
exclusive; exclusionary; restrictive; clannish
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
influencing (a person) for good
chance (of success); odds
pronoun; synonym; classic example; pattern
losing a battle; lost battle; battle one cannot win; battle one is doomed to lose
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
naturally; not surprisingly; it should be appreciated that; understandably; as a matter of course; as is obvious
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to regard (as); to consider (to be); to deem; to look upon (as); to think of (as)
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
to select someone (out of many people)
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
withdrawal; discontinuance; abandoning; dropping
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
doing (with resolve); carrying out (e.g. a plan)
supply; provision; raising; procurement