leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
trial manufacture; experiment; test piece; prototype
practice (as opposed to theory); actual practice; actual site; (at) the scene; (on) the spot
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
how long; how far; how much
spread; span; expanse; extent
near; close; beside; third person
to lose (a chance); to miss (a chance); to overlook; to omit; to deviate
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious; (lit.) of an unknown nature
resentment; indignation; anger
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
unit; (musical) group; band
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
fortitude; perseverance; stoicism; patience
general mobilization; general mobilisation
re-examination; review; reconsideration; reappraisal
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
outside order; outsourcing; custom (manufacture)
to meet someone's requirements; to meet expectations; to go along with what somebody wants
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
confusion; mixing; merger
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound