underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to have sex; to have a physical relationship
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
pursuing liability; finding out who is at fault; trying to pin the blame on someone
detonation by contact; contact detonation; touching off (something); triggering; sparking
head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
birth; creation; formation
to enliven; to liven up; to cause a stir in (e.g. the newspapers); to make prosperous
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to play a leading role; to play a central part
steady; sound; reliable; solid
big catch (fishing); good haul
greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
creed; belief; conviction; article of faith
bone marrow; medulla; true spirit; one's mind
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
split; division; break up
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to rally; to make a comeback
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
Great Leap Forward (failed attempt to industrialize China and increase agricultural production, from 1958-1960); significant breakthrough; great strides
power map; power structure; power relationships
political economy; political science and economics
a rival horse or candidate
relevant source; well-informed source; interested parties
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
rejuvenation; restoration of youth
voter turnout; (polling) turnout
cordial welcome; hearty welcome; kind treatment; hospitality
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to be complicated; to be elaborate; (arch.) to push in; (arch.) to be crowded
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude