- diplomat
- (scientific) research
- X-ray
- physiologist
- sth fortunate; a lucky chance
- trip; journey; tourism; travel; tour; to travel
- atomic reactor
- core; nucleus
- to wander (typically of an errant priest)
- exotic; foreign
- Mexico
- little sister; girl; (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)
- (name) Helen or Hélène; see 海倫市|海伦市[Hai3 lun2 Shi4]
- East Coast
- Stanford University
- to lock one's door and refuse to see sb
- blond; blonde; fair-haired
- to cry out in alarm or surprise
- California
- family education; upbringing; to bring sb up; private tutor
- extreme (usu. of thoughts, speech, circumstances)
- to marry a man who lives in a distant place
- Boston, capital of Massachusetts
- middle part; central section; central region
- Christmas time; Christmas season; Christmas
- mother's mother; maternal grandmother
- gift; present; CL:件[jian4],份[fen4]
- to extract; to excerpt
- cover (of a publication)
- to pocket a lost article; (fig.) to correct others' errors; to remedy omissions (in a text etc)
- precious
- really; as expected; sure enough; if indeed...; if it's really...
- to sell well; bestselling; chart-topping
- Reader's Digest
- tenderness; warmth; warmhearted; softhearted
- surpassing; preeminent; outstanding
- fine (texture); meticulous; careful; detailed