child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
mangy cur; low animal; beast
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
plentiful; abundant; ample; lavish
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
that's the way it is; such is life
to be dizzy; to be disoriented; to be dazzled; to be lost in (greed, lust, etc.)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
undisputed; entirely; perfect
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
cunning; crafty; wily; sly
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
skylark (Alauda arvensis)
reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
to disturb; to prevent; to obstruct; to hinder
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
dry riverbed; river beach
common reed (Phragmites australis)
to rinse; to wash out; to have one's revenge; to wipe out a disgrace
to wash; to cleanse; to inquire into; to investigate; to purify (one's heart); to lave (e.g. shore)
last night; yesterday evening
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
other side; opposite side; other party