leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
loyalty; sincerity; allegiance; fidelity; integrity
gem; jewel; precious stone
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
muddy water; red-light district
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
life; living; I; me; student
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
(moment of) departure; (upon) leaving; retirement
one cause; one reason; one factor
to become pale; to turn pale
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
to cut and even up; to cut several pieces to the same size
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
to bite into (e.g. rope into skin); to cut into; to eat into; to encroach; to be wedged (i.e. underwear pulled from the back, driving it between the buttocks)
disinfection; sterilization; sterilisation
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
pretending not to see something; turning a blind eye to; burying one's head in the sand
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
cleaning; dry cleaning; laundry service
several minutes; a few minutes
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
chit; sales slip; voucher
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary