succession; continuation; series; sequence
surface of the earth; ground surface
fall; drop; descent; coming down
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to blaze; to burn brightly
half the number; half (of an amount); haploid (organism, cell, etc.); haplont
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
anti-aircraft; antiaircraft
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
command; commander; commandant
in that way; like that; that way
combustibility; inflammability; combustible; inflammable
small-sized; small-scale; miniature; small; little; tiny
to flare up; to burst into flames
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
as if; as though; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest; really; completely
to glance at; to look at; to scan; to run one's eyes over
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
interruption; suspension; break
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
general mobilization; full mobilization
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
highly directional microphone
everywhere; all over the place; here and there; at every turn
like this; this sort; this way
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
harmless (remark, topic, etc.); inoffensive; safe; bland; neutral (attitude); noncommittal (reply)
offender; criminal; culprit
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
threat; menace; coercion; blackmail
unskillful; childish; immature; naive; artless; clumsy
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate