quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
handwriting; calligraphy specimen; example of penmanship; holograph
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to listen attentively to; to be lost in
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
8th in rank; eighth sign of the Chinese calendar
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
public institution; public organization; official body
to get tired out; to be exhausted
to commit suicide; to end one's life; (lit.) to choose death
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
training; drill; practice; discipline
to get (someone's) help; to ask for help
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
to warp; to bend backwards; to throw the head (or shoulders) back; to throw out the chest
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to pluck; to pick; to tear