- conscientious; earnest; serious; to take seriously; to take to heart
- really; truly; indeed; real; true; genuine
- need not
- to read a book; to study; to attend school
- outstanding; excellent
- first; primary; initial; original; at first; initially; originally
- to attract; to appeal to; to fascinate
- any; whatever; whichever
- common ground
- barely; only; merely; only (this and nothing more)
- before; formerly; previous; ago
- outside of a city
- a few; several; how many
- to move (i.e. relocate oneself); to move (sth relatively heavy or bulky); to shift; to copy indiscriminately
- stranger
- similar; alike
- individuality; personality
- build; body type
- (of a person) short but plucky (idiom); (of an article) concise and forceful
- one head; a head full of sth; one end (of a stick); one side; headlong; directly; rapidly; simultaneously
- black hair
- tall; lofty; towering
- slender; lanky; tall and thin
- golden; gold (color)
- to curl; curled
- 发 fā: 发 fa1: to send out; to show (one's feeling); to issue; to develop; to make a bundle of money; classifier for gunshots (rounds)发 fà: 发 fa4: hair; Taiwan pr. [fa3]
- shy; embarrassed; bashful
- amusing; funny; entertaining
- to feel happy; to rejoice; to have a great time; to make fun of sb
- quick-witted; resourceful
- often; frequently
- to be studying (at a school or research institute)
- a period of time; a while; for a short while; temporary; momentary; at the same time
- already
- two; 2; (Beijing dialect) stupid
- idle gossip; irrelevant nonsense; slanderous rumor
- interesting; fascinating; amusing
- common; ordinary; general; average
- to be interested
- subject (of a talk or conversation); topic
- to be patient; patience
- to expand; to enlarge; to broaden one's scope
- (lit. and fig.) field of vision; scope; horizon
- gradually
- rather; quite