fair and square; open and aboveboard; bold and forthright
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
diversion; distraction; feint
to make a splash; to draw attention
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to pick a fight; to pick a quarrel
to become empty; to be emptied
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
ghastly; gruesome; appalling; lurid
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave on one's liver
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
life and death; life or death; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
prize money; monetary award; reward
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
surely; certainly; no doubt; must
champion; (first-prize) winner; victor; titleholder
government service; entering government service; finding a new lord or master to serve (of a ronin)
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
practical; useful; utilitarian; pragmatic
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
starting afresh; going back to square one; abandoning (e.g. a plan); clearing an abacus