appeal; entreaty; request
rough-hewn; incomplete; unrefined; still in the process of being formed
straight-forwardness; honesty; purity
worldly wisdom; secret of success in life
first-year student; first-year pupil; beginner; novice; annual; annual plant
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
to meet someone by chance; to happen upon
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
uncleanness; impurity; disgrace; shame; uncleanliness from contact with death, pregnancy, menstruation, etc.
one's pupil; one's student; one's follower
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
stubbornly; firmly; determinedly; obstinately; resolutely; adamantly
territory; domain; dominion; possession; sphere of action
critic; reviewer; commentator
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
field battle; field operations; open battle; battlefield; battlefront
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
voting; ballot; poll; vote
looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to conform to; to agree with; to be adapted to; to be based on
subdivision (into small parts)
small piece; fragment; chip; splinter; strip; shred
small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
supreme command; direction over all
to practice virtue; to practise virtue
self-centered; self-centred; selfish
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
oneself and others; subject and object; transitivity; transitive verbs and intransitive verbs; first person and third person; self-salvation and salvation by faith
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
no!; no no!; no, not at all
neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country
imprisonment; incarceration
(printed or written in) large letters
to laugh mockingly; to smile with contempt; to jeer; to sneer
everyday life; daily life
fashion (current) of the times; general drift of affairs