projected to win; sure to be elected; home free
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
weather; fair weather; fine weather
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
ideal weather for an outing
motive power; driving force
mobilization; mobilisation
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
results of the vote count
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
central part; heart (of a city, etc.)
counting ballots; tally (of votes)
about here; in this neighborhood
rapidly; vigorously; by leaps and bounds; steadily
urban area; urban district
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to go out for a while
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
main theater of war; principal battlefield; main market; principal area of competition
announcer; presenter; broadcaster; in-house television talent who does on-location fluff pieces for variety shows
being projected to win; being certain to be elected; being sure of being elected
to curl oneself up; to squeeze oneself in; to be huddled
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
all-night vigil over a body; wake
excelling; surpassing; outdoing
lead nowhere; get one nowhere; no use; fruitless; there's no point (in doing)
sales promotion; hard selling
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
big welcome; welcoming greatly; being very welcome
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of