rave reviews; extremely high praise
puppet operator; puppet manipulator; puppeteer
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
top recommendation; (something) highly recommended
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to step on a landmine; to really step in it; to screw up; to open up a can of worms
beyond one's control; nothing one can do
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
both repellant and attractive at the same time; both cute and disgusting
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
flustered; flurried; (shocked) speechless
dignity; quality; grace; panache; level
honour; honor; glory; privilege
sound of the expulsion of soft matter mixed with water; diarrhea, etc. sounds; watery
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
sharp (blade, image, mind, etc.); sharp; number sign; hash sign; mechanical pencil
personnel; members; lineup (of a team); announcement of next day's match-ups
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
name plate; name tag; label
to ward off; to brush away; to fling off; to drive away
head of a garden; kindergarten principal; nursery school principal; park director; zoo director; head of a plantation
to hasten to join; to hurry to visit
meaning; point (e.g. of a statement); gist; effect
to mistake one thing for another; to mix up two things; to confuse two things; to misunderstand; to misapprehend
to have a warped view; to be jaundiced; to feel that one has been unfairly treated; to be jealous; to be envious
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
cyborg; cybernetic organism
to qualify (as); to have the qualifications (for ...); to be entitled to; to have a claim (for)
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
to capitulate; to surrender; to submit to; to concede
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
messenger; envoy; emissary
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for