quick-witted; bright; rapid thinking
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
questions and answers; dialogue
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
suddenly (appear, stick out); abruptly; unexpectedly; (stand) still and expressionless; imposingly
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
proportions (esp. body proportions); proportionate width; ratio
perfect; complete; flawless
languid; weary; listless; melancholy
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
to be smeared; to be covered
to leave as is; to ignore
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
diligently; assiduously; industriously; beavering away
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
convenient; handy; useful
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
principle; theory; fundamental truth
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
interval; space; valley; gorge; loophole (in a wall); crenel
equinoctial week (when Buddhist services are held); Buddhist services during the equinoctial week; nirvana
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright