society; the world; the times
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
feigned; pretending (not to know)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
to be blind to one's shortcomings; to play innocent
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
confidence; trust; faith; credit (finance)
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
bad person; villain; scoundrel; wrongdoer; wicked person
faultfinding; carping; quibbling; cavilling; caviling
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
port city; harbor city; harbour city
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
at once; there and then; immediately
to heal; to cure; to satisfy (e.g. hunger, thirst); to alleviate (e.g. sorrow, fatigue)
hoarse voice; husky voice
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so