busy; hectic; hurried; rapid; quick; sudden
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
fine weather; fair weather
slow, relaxed walk; stroll
to run through (a crowd, gate, etc.); to sweep through (e.g. of news through a city); to run past (someone) from behind; to overtake
to understand; to comprehend
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
to use (public property) for personal purposes; to use (e.g. politics) for one's own ends; to misappropriate (public money); (arch.) to act selfishly
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to blow strongly and continuously; to brag endlessly; to boast ceaselessly
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
shadow figure; silhouette
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
in a hurry; hurriedly; hastily; helter-skelter; hurry-scurry; in a panic
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
double; twice (as much); twofold
I wish it were (so); may it be (so); I hope there is
to survive; to continue living; to escape death
miraculous medicine; miracle drug; wonder drug
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
warp; curvature; bend; curve (of a sword)
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes
Qing dynasty (of China; 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
leather boots; rubber boots; wellingtons; wellies; long boots; high boots
teacher; master; religious leader; specialist; five-battalion brigade comprising 2500 men (Zhou dynasty Chinese army)
to be boiled; to be cooked
dreamer; daydreamer; visionary
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to put together; to combine; to join together; to match against (e.g. in a sport)