reservation; putting on hold; deferment
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
royal capital; imperial capital
general manager; director-general
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
a rival horse or candidate
next term; next period; next version; next release
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
justice; fairness; impartiality
having to be; must be; should be; ought to be
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
(favorable voting) constituency (favourable)
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
relation; connection; affinity
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
should; must; -able; probably; likely
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
such; like that; that sort of; very
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
superior; excellent; fine
finding employment; getting a job
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category