ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
thereupon; shortly thereafter
impression; strong belief (of the judge); conviction
strong-willed; strong of heart
rambunctious kid; wild kid; hooligan; rowdy; roughneck
to yearn (for); to miss; to feel nostalgic (for); to recall fondly
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
minority group (party); minority
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
to lie down; to throw oneself down
to clasp together (esp. hands); to entwine (e.g. fingers)
burly; strong; indomitable; indefatigable; robust (vitality, appetite, economic growth, etc.); strong
to sleep together (for a man and a woman); to bring one's bodies together (e.g. for warmth)
to badger; to pester; to beg
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
dream within a dream; (beyond) one's wildest dreams; entirely unrealizable dream; pie in the sky
all night long; all through the night
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
presence (of a nobleman, the emperor, etc.); outrider (person riding horseback in the lead position of a cavalcade); My Lord; My Lady
utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
very early in the morning; so early in the morning; at this ungodly hour
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
great person; great figure; person of great character
notice; notification; announcement; disclosure; declaration
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious