right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
one's star; one's fortune or destiny
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to rescue from; to help out of; to save
black sheep (of a family); ostracism
blunt; to the point; direct; outspoken; frank
implication; significance; connotation; depth of meaning; complications of a problem
to become clumsy; to miss one's aim
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
all night; throughout the night
waste of time; killing time
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
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
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
every year; yearly; annually
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to be worn down; to be reduced
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
baby tooth; milk tooth; first set of teeth
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
in the future; another day; later
every person; each one; everybody
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
rational; reasonable; logical
engineer; technical expert; technician; craftsperson
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to approach; to draw near
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
personality; style; appearance
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around