sphere; circle; range; category
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
prefectural assembly member
nationwide local elections
final vote; run-off ballot
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
to play a leading role; to play a central part
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
ruling party; government party; party in power; government
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
leading party (e.g. in parliament); dominant party
joint struggle; common (united) front
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation
home area; home town; local
June; sixth month of the lunar calendar
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
that year; same year; same age
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
Socialist and Communist Parties
national assembly (esp. France)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
wages; pay; rental payment
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
state-owned enterprise; SOE