overhasty; rash; premature
bet; wager; stake; gamble
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to fly about; to skip about; to bustle about
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
separate case; another matter
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to be responsive; to show immediate results
(your, his, her) daughter
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
cannabis (Cannabis sativa); hemp (plant); hemp (fiber); linen; flax
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
calamity; disaster; accident
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
severe acute respiratory syndrome; SARS
avian influenza; bird flu
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
script; screenplay; scenario
not yet known; unknown; strange