international politics; world politics
right in the midst of; right at the height of
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
to underrate; to make light of
as one wishes; the way one wants; to one's satisfaction
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to know much of the world
to be infected; to be contagious
current; urgent; to confront (an issue); to face (up to something); for the meantime; at present
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to come together; to join; to get married; to become a married couple
bedroom (esp. one used by a married couple); sleeping quarters; inner room; room at the back of the house
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
stranger; person from abroad
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
if you think about it; come to think of it
can't help; won't make much difference
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
southern part; the south (of a region)
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
hard problem; person hard to please; hard nut to crack
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
being outnumbered (e.g. in a military context)
in the meantime; meanwhile
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
to make an appearance; to show up
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
each (every) time; whenever