successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
crossing without meeting (e.g. letters in the post, people on the road); going astray; difference of opinion; misunderstanding; estrangement
to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
commitment; pledge; promise
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
how many people; a number of people
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
to give off sparks; to spark; to have a heated argument; to fight fiercely
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
sudden reversal (of behavior, opinion, attitude, etc.); about-face; flip-flop
neglecting; ignoring; paying no attention to; superior to (e.g. a professional); outdoing; outshining
mob; crowd of people; background character (in a manga, anime, etc.); mob (in a video game); non-player character
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
character (in a play, novel, film, etc.); dramatis personae
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
chairmanship; presidency; management; president; chairman
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
to tremble violently; to shudder up; to shake
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
successively; one after another
mole under the eye (supposedly due to having cried)
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
(bearing a) close resemblance; vivid reminder (e.g. of the past); dim; faint; vague
founding member (of a music group, etc.); initial member
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
semiformal attire; semiformal dress
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
to be intimate with; to befriend