diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
to make a splash; to draw attention
recommendation; referral; endorsement
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 in 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; samsara (cycle of death and rebirth); death
prize money; monetary award; reward
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
prize winner; pennant winner; victor
government service; entering government service; (of a ronin) finding a new lord or master to serve
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
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
the place for; the time for; the level of
point of compromise; common ground
war; battle; campaign; (arch.) troops; (arch.) forces