1 happening quickly or immediately:
Ellen made a remarkably swift recovery.
Progress in the investigation so far has been swift.
2 moving quickly:
a swift sideways glance
The current was swift and dangerous.
– swift·ly adverb :
The government intervened swiftly to save the hostages.
Pascoe was walking swiftly down the corridor.
– swift·ness noun [uncount]
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bird's nest soup (燕窩湯)
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in·hab·i·tant / 
n
hæbtnt
(居民)
a person or animal that lives in a particular place:
The city's first inhabitants arrived in the 16th century.
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ar·ti·fact / 
rt
fækt (手工藝品)
a tool or other object that was made a very long time ago
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gua·no / gwno
solid waste from birds or other animals, sometimes spread on the ground to help plants grow
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dung / 
waste from the body of a large animal such as an elephant or a cow
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empty nest syndrome ("空巢" 徵候群 (指父母因為子女長大離家而感到鬱鬱寡歡))
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ac·ces·si·ble / 
ksesbl
1 easy for anyone to obtain and use:
Their goal was to make adult education more accessible.
accessible to: information that should be accessible to the public
2 an accessible place is easy to find or get to:
accessible by: The city is easily accessible by road, train, or air.
accessible to: Near the beach is a forest accessible to walkers.
3 an accessible person is friendly and easy to talk to, even if they are in an important position
4 accessible art, music, literature, etc. is easy to understand and enjoy
– ac·ces·si·bil·i·ty / ksesblti
the quality and accessibility of materials
– ac·ces·si·bly adverb
– opposite INACCESSIBLE
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crys·tal·line / krstlan
1 SCIENCE consisting of CRYSTALS or looking like CRYSTALS
2 LITERARY very transparent and bright
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cool off phrasal verb
1 [intransitive or transitive] to become calm again: (= calm down)
Let him cool off, you can talk about it later.
I'm really busy, but when things cool off I'll come and see you.
2 [intransitive] to become cooler after being very hot:
We went for a swim to cool ourselves off.
3 [intransitive] if sales, prices, etc. cool off, they decrease
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