leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
hiding; concealing; being hidden; pocket
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
(not) even once; (not) ever
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
stronghold; citadel; headquarters
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning
contradiction; inconsistency
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
undulation; winding; meandering; swell (of waves); surge; billow
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
washing one's hands; water (or basin, etc.) for washing one's hands; restroom; lavatory; hand-washing (laundry, etc.)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
expression; look; countenance; face
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade