quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
offender; criminal; culprit
to be arrested; to be put in bonds
critical condition; being on the verge of death
serious wound; serious injury
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
strap (to hang onto); hanging strap
woman; lady; adult female
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
major general; rear admiral; air commodore
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
certain company; unnamed company
university professor; college professor
accurate; correct; precise; exact
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to learn; to study; to take lessons in
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
to find out; to discover; to locate
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to shine; to glow; to look attractive; to look nice; to be set off (by)
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
probing (into); digging (into); prying (into); excavation; digging
tenement house; row house
wrinkled; full of wrinkles
to bless; to show mercy to; to give (money, etc.)
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
throwing oneself (e.g. into the water to commit suicide)
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
ugly woman; unattractive woman
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
of long standing; long-pending; long-cherished; for years (past); over a period of years; for a long time
since the beginning of the world; since the dawn of history
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)