to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
selection committee member; member of a screening committee
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
selection committee; screening committee; nomination committee
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
voting; ballot; poll; vote
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
to be proud; to be haughty; to be arrogant; to be conceited; to brag; to show off
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
cutout; cutout picture; papercut art
unbelievable; incredible; implausible
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
point in question (at issue)
unreliable; undependable; untrustworthy; not to be counted on
physical evidence; real evidence; material evidence
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
single-theater; independent (cinema); art-house (film)
screening (a movie); showing
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
guard; security guard; security officer
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
power outage; power failure; power cut; blackout
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)