powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
rival candidate; opposing candidate
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
hiding one's embarrassment
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to look down on; to treat with contempt; to treat disparagingly; to sneer at
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
in the same manner as before; the same as always
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
candidate (for an election)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
(eligible) voter; elector; holder of a right; rightsholder; bigwig; person with political clout
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to jerk; to wiggle; to twitch
counting ballots; tally (of votes)
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
just past noon; afternoon
results of the vote count
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
the same; the said; likewise
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)