leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
strength; power; proficiency; ability
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
heavy-footed; slow of foot; reluctant; disinclined; unwilling
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in
to attack a routed enemy; to sink the boot into; to pour salt on a wound
country in civil war; country disarrayed by war; Warring States period (Japan, China); competiton in which there are several evenly-matched participants; hotly-contested game (match, market, etc.)
love triangle; eternal triangle
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
practice; putting into practice; implementation; praxis (philosophy)
thought; consideration; thinking
insatiable; untiring; persistent
repetition; repeat; reiteration; repeatedly
reality; real state of affairs; true state of affairs; true form of all things as they are; ultimate reality
mastery; learning through experience; realization; realisation; comprehension
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
dead tree; withered tree; leafless tree; bare tree
to steal a glance; to intercept and read (e.g. other people's email)
shivering (with cold); trembling (with fear); shuddering
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
(radio) receptivity; sensitivity; susceptibility
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to reach an extreme; to reach a limit; extremely; to be stuck; to be in a dilemma; to be decided
encouragement (as an abstract concept); stimulation
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say