important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
future prospects; promise
to rank next to; to come after
to shoulder responsibility
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
to have an eye on; to zero in on
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
to have an idea; to have a clue
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
allocation; assignment; allotment
complication; confusion; disorder
to balance; to be in harmony; to be in equilibrium; to suit; to go well together; to be a good match
many people; a large number of people
arrest; apprehension; capture
killing two birds with one stone
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
thicket; bush; grove; (medical) quack
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
script; screenplay; scenario
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
the real criminal; true culprit
apparently; appears to be
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
combination; union; incorporation; congruence
(the police) wanting (someone) for questioning; having (someone) on the wanted list
open criminal investigation
to take off; to jump; to take the plunge; to decide; to step out of the ring