tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
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
you said; he said; if ... then; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
attractive face and figure
it is not (like that) either
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
present; gift; to give a present or gift
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
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; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to state; to express; to mention
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; 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
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try 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