rival candidate; opposing candidate
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
school festival; campus festival
action committee; executive committee
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
success; prosperity; boom
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
ratio; proportion; percentage
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
estimate (of costs); budget
including a sum of money in one's calculations; appropriation (a sum of money)
planning; project; plan; design
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
dual nature; bilateral character; two-facedness; two-sidedness
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
masterpiece; best work; amusing blunder; funny mistake; boner
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to do; to have sexual intercourse; to give; to present; to award
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)