leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
dizzily; giddily; spinning; boiling up
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
to temper thoroughly; to train well
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
even more; still more; further
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
lost child; lost person; stray child; missing child
infant; baby; little child
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
fluently (speaking a foreign language); incessantly (speaking); glibly; one after the other (flipping through pages); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
or something; or something like that; or words to that effect; something or other
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
dramatization (e.g. of a novel); dramatisation; adaptation (for the stage or screen); embellishment (of the facts); exaggeration; dramatization
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; (arch.) deftly finishing up; (arch.) putting on the final touches
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
being too late; losing one's final chance
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
sincere; honest; faithful
to watch intently; to stare
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation