plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
question; inquiry; enquiry
eyes sparkling; with shining eyes; for one's eyes to gleam
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
pointing out; identification
with a start; in surprise; suddenly (realize, remember, etc.); all of a sudden; puffing (air); with a puff
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
this for sure; certainly is
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
safety; welfare; well-being
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to become rustic; to be countrified
agricultural community; farm village; rural
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
body; group; party; company; troupe
reason; logic; sense; truth; right
surroundings; environs; circumference
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
foreign country; other country; another province; strange land; alien land
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
several years; a few years
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
settlement; solution; resolution
proud; having a prominent nose
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
highest grade; superlative degree
largest class; top category