quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
hands behind one's back; hands tied behind one's back; behind (e.g. someone); rear; appearance from behind
to grant a person a moment
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
recital; recitation; public reading
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
in confusion; in a fluster; in bewilderment; sobbing; tearfully; trembling (voice)
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
due form; official; formality
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
flour; meal; powder; dust
(social) position; status
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
doing whatever one pleases
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
useless; vain; aimless; idle
point of a spear; spearhead; focus (of one's attack, criticism, etc.); aim; force (of an argument); edge
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
poor piece of work; rubbish; trash
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
proper; reasonable; right; appropriate
our country; our land; one's own country
plain; plateau; tableland
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
to row (a boat) to (a pier, shore, etc.); to reach (a goal after considerable effort); to arrive at; to (finally) manage to do
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to be at a loss for words
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)