stirring; rousing oneself
mobile game (esp. online, free-to-play); social network game
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
pinch-hitting; pinch hitter; performing a duty in place of someone else; proxy
playable (character, demo, etc.)
to surround; to crowd around; to gather around; to encircle; to besiege
tiered doll stand (for hina dolls); tiered platform; tiered gallery
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
quiz-like (TV) comedy segment in which participants improvise one-liners based on a given theme; last piece of the day (in a vaudeville or music hall programme, etc.); last-item comic dialogue
every ...; every other ...; at intervals of ...; with ... in between; ... apart
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
black; dark; dark; shady; noir
looking straight at the camera; paying attention to the camera
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
(someone) acting like a girlfriend even though not in a relationship
(one's) favourite food; (one's) favorite food
symbol used as a placeholder (either because a number of other words could be used in that position, or because of censorship); certain; unnamed; undisclosed
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
solution (of an equation, inequality, etc.); root (e.g. of a polynomial); solution (to a given problem); answer; explanation; interpretation
if you do this; if this is the case
hungry (e.g. for success)
training; drill; practice; discipline
absorption; suction; attraction
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
special training; intensive training; crash course
to keep step (with); to keep pace (with); to move in lockstep; to align (with another's thoughts or actions); to get on the same page
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
living by oneself; living alone
coming and going; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
galley (tray); galley proof