to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (somebody's) side
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
to gain traction; to develop momentum; to get a boost; to pick up steam
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment
difficult to ...; hard to ...
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to drop; to lose; to let fall
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
unreasonably stubborn; not knowing when to give up
two times; twice; two degrees
convenient; handy; useful
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
to have a rumor circulating
final decision; ultimate decision; official decision; finalizing; last word (on or about something); final word
demotion; relegation; downgrading
imprisonment (without forced labour); incarceration; confinement
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey