splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
mother-in-law; foster mother; step mother
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
development; exploitation
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to take off (clothes, shoes, etc.); to undress
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to ward off; to avert; to put aside; to move out of the way
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
hand luggage; hand baggage
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
important point; point to make note of
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
professor; teaching; instruction
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
pleasantly warm; nice and warm; repeatedly (hitting someone); again and again; over and over
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
(I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); (I) fancy (that)