1 speed

2 rate

3 velocity

4 (music) tempo

5 classifier: 个 gè

1 to speed up

2 to expedite

1 fast

2 high-speed

3 rapid

1 end of term

1 tip

2 end

3 final stage

4 latter part

5 inessential detail

6 powder

7 dust

8 opera role of old man

1 lit. speed is a crucial asset in war (idiom)

2 fig. swift and resolute (in doing sth)

1 lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)

2 fig. spent force

1 to neglect the root and pursue the tip (idiom)

2 to neglect fundamentals and concentrate on details

1 lit. to invert root and branch (idiom); fig. confusing cause and effect

2 to stress the incidental over the fundamental

3 to put the cart before the horse

1 lit. to want sth in haste, but cannot get there (idiom, from Analects); more haste, less speed

2 don't try to run before you can walk