adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
condescending attitude; arrogant attitude; looking down on
violence; assault; rough (handling, language, etc.); reckless; rape; sexual assault
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
accounting; finance; bill (at a restaurant); check; accountant; treasurer
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
failing to be elected; election defeat; losing an election; not being accepted (for a prize, exhibition, etc.); rejection; failing to win a prize
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
conversion (to a different religion, denomination, etc.); change (of ideology, interest, taste, etc.); switch
miserable; pitiful; tragic; painstaking
number of votes polled; poll votes
every person; each one; everybody
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
large, broad-shouldered physique (esp. that of a middle-aged man); big build
as before; as ever; as it was originally
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
stout; well-fleshed; well-built; well-padded; plump
weakening; emaciation; decline
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
something; some kind of; for some reason
to do for (the sake of someone else)
large constituency; populous electoral district; large group of voters
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
sphere; circle; range; category
victory; triumph; win; conquest; success
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
people (of a country); nation; citizen; Democratic Party for the People
sense of values; values; value system
attitude that with the state as one's boss, normal fiscal accountability can be dispensed with; dependence on the central government; attitude of those who assume their jobs are safe because they are government employees
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure