floral pattern; flourish; ornament; star (actor, player, etc.)
freely; right and left; as one pleases
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
toy; (person or thing treated as a) plaything
to mesh (of gears, cogs, etc.); to engage with each other; to bite each other; to be on the same wavelength; to mesh
for example; for instance; e.g.
soccer; (association) football; seersucker
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
(not) even once; (not) ever
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
favorite pupil; favourite pupil; teacher's pet
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
to dis; to diss; to disrespect; to speak ill of; to criticize; to disparage
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as ...
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
here and there; in places
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
modulation; change of key
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
yikes; oops; eep; wow; aargh
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled