simple honesty; tactless frankness
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
chair; stool; post; office; position
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
largest class; top category
clear; precise; definite; distinct
uncertain; vague; ambiguous
depending on the situation; should time and circumstances permit
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
serious wound; serious injury
emergency measure; emergency procedures; first-aid treatment; stop-gap treatment; temporary repairs
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
some people; a few people; several people
reducing the number of mouths one needs to feed (esp. by giving up children for adoption, apprenticeship, etc.)
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to pick up; to find; to gather
to think of; to come up with
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
exactly right!; indeed; damn straight
rough; careless; slovenly; slipshod; rude; impolite
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to become attached; to begin to love
out of character; unlike one
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
being well versed (in); being well acquainted (with); being familiar (with); (a boy's) first ejaculation; spermarche; semenarche
to make merry; to be festive
genius; prodigy; natural gift