home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
flight from one's country; seeking asylum; defection; emigration (for political reasons); (going into) exile; becoming a (political) refugee
right in the midst of; right at the height of
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
arrest; apprehension; capture
outside the country; abroad
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
every day and every night
wherein; therein; thereinto
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to be flexible; to be accommodating
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
to continue (going along some trend)
national expenditure; government spending; public funds
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to become empty; to be emptied
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
self-interest; selfish desire
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
book; volume; this; present; main; head
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
innocence; being not guilty
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
family; members of a family
in the hand; (something) easily manipulated