intense

crash course (in something)

a short and intense training course in something. I took a crash course in ballroom dancing so we wouldn't look stupid on the dance floor.

A short, intensive training course, as in Daisy planned to take a crash course in cooking before she got married. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

mod. serious; heavy. Oh, wow! Now that’s what I call intense!

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Kusuma	koo-SOO-mah	Indonesian
Mattheus	-	Biblical Latin
Jocasta	jo-KAS-tə (English)	Greek Mythology (Latinized)
Audie	AWD-ee	English
Merry	['meri]
Eustachio	-	Italian