blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
attractive face and figure
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (of a voice or sound)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
perfect score; full marks; perfect; entirely satisfactory; excellent
complexion; skin tone; skin colour; countenance; look (on one's face); expression
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
manner; way; appearance; air; custom; convention; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to see to it that ...; to make sure that ...; to try to ...; to make an effort to ...
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
as a child; when one was a child
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch