enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
World Championships in Athletics
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
(metropolitan) prefecture (of Osaka and Kyoto); the centre or seat (of) (center); (government) office; fu; historical administrative unit in China, Korea and Vietnam
marathon; long-distance race
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
starting up (e.g. business, computer)
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
friend; companion; comrade; accompaniment; companion (e.g. book); complement
pain; ache; soreness; damage; injury; wear
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
under control (e.g. of territory)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
new government; new administration
starting; inauguration; launch; founding; establishment; start-up
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
anarchy; state of anarchy
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
other than; excluding; without
weight (e.g. paperweight); pressing down; keeping control; exercising authority; having self-control; exercising self-discipline
puppet government; puppet regime
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
oppressive rule; tyrannical regime; despotism
(abstract) symbol; emblem; representation
(making a) lesson (of); (setting an) example; warning
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
duty; obligation; responsibility
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
long time; long interval; for quite some time