1 to sculpt

2 to carve

3 musical instrument (old)

1 to pursue (a goal etc) stubbornly

2 to seek after

3 to woo

1 to banish

2 to deport

3 to send into exile

4 to be marooned

1 to overtake

1 to question closely

2 to investigate in detail

3 to examine minutely

4 to get to the heart of the matter

1 lit. once said, a team of horses cannot unsay it (idiom); a promise must be kept

1 like flies pursuing a stink (idiom); the mob chases the rich and powerful

2 the crowd runs after trash

1 to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)

2 to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details

1 smile spread across the face (idiom); beaming with pleasure

2 all smiles

3 joy written across one's face

1 great heroes pursue deer in the central plains (idiom); fig. many vie for supremacy