strange; odd; peculiar; weird; bizarre; unusual
quick-witted; quick to understand
grasp (of the situation, meaning, etc.); understanding; control; hold; grip
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
all; entire; whole; altogether
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
with a tap; with a knock; smoothly (proceed); without a hitch; even; equal
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
to some extent; to a certain extent
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
to grow up; to become an adult
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
staying somewhere (overnight) due to circumstances
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
briskly; quickly; promptly
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
head; brains; intellect; understanding
three; three years of age
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
that is to say; so that means
lack; absence; shortage; deficiency; privation
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
to make (someone) understand (a fault, mistake, etc.); to reason with; to advise; to try to persuade; to exhort; to admonish
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize