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1 in twos and threes

1 by mutual consent (north China dialect)

1 a couple of times

2 to repeat the same

3 the same old trick

4 tricks of the trade

1 fortnight

1 a step away

2 very close

1 ability

2 skill

1 Mesopotamian civilization

1 the latter two

1 two-party system

1 one country, two systems (PRC proposal regarding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan)

1 polarization

1 lit. one body two sides (idiom)

2 fig. a situation with two sides to it

1 to neglect neither one

1 in a few words (idiom); expressed succinctly

1 (of marriage or business partners) to break up (idiom)

2 to separate

1 bilateral talks

1 Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988)

1 Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi

1 both sides suffer (idiom)

2 neither side wins

1 bicameralism

2 bicameral legislative system