chase; pursuit; tracking; following up; tracing
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
pair; set of two; pair-oared boat; pair; two of a kind
power balance; balance of power
to beat someone by ganging up on them
somehow; for some reason; in some way; vaguely
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
state secrets; secrets of the state
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
to lie deep in; to extend far back
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help
manned; occupied; piloted
standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other
arguments for and against; pros and cons; mixed reception; mixed reviews
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
all thanks to ...; ... is a lifesaver; (one) couldn't do without ...; our gracious ...; hats off to ...
brave; valiant; gallant; stirring; vigorous; rousing
karate practitioner; karateka
gorilla (Gorilla spp., esp. western gorilla, Gorilla gorilla)
to take over; to obtain by transfer; to inherit; to buy; to purchase
no exception; without exception; always the same
to jar; to creak; to grate
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
to take (be in) charge of
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
with a whizzing sound; with a whistling sound; sound of something whizzing by
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; being hard pressed (for money); the four and eight kinds of suffering (birth, old age, disease, death, parting from loved ones, meeting disliked ones, not getting what one seeks, pains of the five skandha)
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
northern part; the north (of a region)