to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
adventurous spirit; sense of adventure
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
total darkness; pitch dark; bleak future; poor prospects
actor; actress; player; performer
loose; lenient; lax; gentle (curve, slope, etc.); slow; weak; soft
security firm; security company
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
opposite side; other side; other party
quick pace; quick steps; quick march; trot (horse gait)
(connecting) passageway; accessway; walk-through; skyway; sky bridge
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to slide into; to slip into
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
to obligate; to make compulsory; to require; to mandate
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
wild enthusiasm; being crazy about
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
to bluff; to act brave; to put on a bold front
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
rope; cord; policeman's rope
to show up; to appear; to turn up
poor physical health; bad shape
such; this sort of; like this
to win and advance to the next round
highlight (scene); high point; climax; show-off scene (of an actor in a play)
silly; foolish; absurd; childish; easy; trifling