to chase about; to hang on; to drive hard
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
intelligence operative; spy
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
cosmopolitan (international) way of thinking; feeling for the wider world
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
decoration; ornament; trimmings
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
portable shrine (carried in festivals); palanquin; buttocks; lower back
preservation; retainment; keeping
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
surrounding countries; neighboring countries; neighbouring countries
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to be grieved at heart; to be troubled; to be worried; to trouble oneself (about something)
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair