quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
wet towel (supplied at table); hot, moistened hand towel
brisk and efficient; diligent; devoted; spirited
very interesting; of great interest
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
to fly around; to scatter
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
tottering; staggering; faltering; reeling
to straighten up; to sit upright
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
several times; once or twice
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
ago; since; before; previous
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to summon; to get used to call
hospitalization; hospitalisation
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
look of amazement; looking dumbfounded
homecoming; returning home
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
under-shoulder swing-down; technique of grasping the arm of the opponent, the moment he comes forward, while stepping out of line and pushing down on the shoulder blade with the other hand, thus pulling him down; dodging; parrying (questions); disappointment; letdown
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
the world in general; society; convention