waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
offstage; backstage; behind the scenes
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
advantages and disadvantages; interests (of parties)
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse
increase (in an amount of money)
needle (compass, gauge, etc.); hand (clock); indicator; guiding principle; guideline; guide
outline; summary; argument
voting; ballot; poll; vote
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
competing in earnest (esp. in sumo)
candidate (for an election)
to give one's name; to introduce oneself; to announce one's candidacy
occupation; taking and maintaining exclusive control (of a location)
to be boiled; to be cooked
introduction, development, turn and conclusion (quadripartite structure of certain Chinese poetry); story composition and development
to be scattered about; to disperse; to be littered (with)
having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
colon (punctuation); eau de Cologne; colonist; colón (currency of Costa Rica and former currency of El Salvador); colon
Constitution Memorial Day (national holiday; May 3)
calm; composed; cool; quiet
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
counting ballots; tally (of votes)
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
aggregate results; totalled results; collected results
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to overlook (a mistake, fault, etc.); to tolerate; to let pass; to give someone a break; to let someone off lightly; to be lenient
two blessings at once; flanked by two beautiful women
handyman; utility man; odd-job man
humming a tune (while doing something else)
efficiently; skillfully; adeptly; adroitly; deftly
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to some degree; up to a point; to some extent
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
for a long time; at (great) length; lengthily; (extending) far; (stretching) out; (lying down) at full length
to listen attentively to; to be absorbed in (listening to)
attention; kind attention; courteous attention