duty; obligation; responsibility
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
to grow in severity; to grow increasingly severe
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
nice; likeable; desirable
reconciliation; make peace with
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
existence; possession; having; limited company
close; intimate; on good terms
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
to change (cars or horses); to transfer; to possess; to inspire
depending on; dependent on
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
arrogant; haughty; insolent
beyond this point; from now on; after this
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
unsettled; pending; unresolved
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to curve; to twist; to be contrary; to be uncooperative; to be rebellious
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
sideslip; skid; shifting to another post (at the same level); sideways move (at a company); sliding sideways down a slope (skiing)
to stop walking; to pause
to cover fully; to wrap around
stubborn; dogged; persistent; tough; sturdy; hardy
mask; disguise; guise; mask
to wait eagerly for; to look forward to
choices; alternatives; options
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous