candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
tone (of voice); manner of talking
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
most; highest; maximum; best; wonderful; finest
election; selection; choice
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to be kind to; to treat kindly
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
senior high school student
lightly; gaping wide; suddenly; unexpectedly
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
it is not (like that) either
period of time; time slot; time zone
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for