leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
management; managerial position; administrative post; person in a managerial position
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
license fee; licensing fee
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
course (of events); development; progress; market order; order without limit
tangible and intangible; material and spiritual
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
bumpkin; person from the country; unrefined person recently arrived from the countryside
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
legume (esp. edible legumes or their seeds, e.g. beans, peas, pulses); bean; soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; female genitalia (esp. the clitoris); kidney; small
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
worn-out; shabby; seedy; wrinkled-up; threadbare
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
monitoring equipment; observational instrument
fixtures; furnishings; equipment
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
forcibly; against one's will
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
local dialect; vernacular; provincialism
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand