incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
an inch ahead; the immediate future
chattering; chit-chat; (ladies) prattle
all year round; all the time; year in and year out
don't let your guard down; carelessness is the great enemy; danger comes soonest when it is despised
turning point; change; transition; (arch.) point of difference
shiritori; word-chain game; word game in which players must give a word starting with the last syllable of the word given by the previous player
a certain someone; Mr So-and-so
running parallel (to); running side-by-side; keeping pace (with)
by a hair's breadth; in the nick of time; touch and go; close call; critical moment
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
to take a fancy to something; to be moved; to feel inclined to
to model on; to make in the shape of; to represent; to symbolise
wind and waves; strife; discord; dissension
to read (a book); to open (a book) to read; to unravel (e.g. a mystery); to discover (the truth)
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
sesame seeds; sesame (Sesamum indicum)
Chinese matrimony vine (Lycium chinense); Chinese wolfberry; goji
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to etch into one's mind; to remember well
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
ringing; throbbing violently
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
to yearn for; to be in love with
head; chief; top student; head of the class; top seat; first desk (in orchestra)
fiction; fabrication; concoction; fictitious; fictional; imaginary
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
to understand (each other); to comprehend
one of these days; someday; one day
climax; peak; zenith; apex