natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
sincere; honest; faithful
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
sixth day of the month; six days
number of days; period of days; daily interest rate
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
to breathe while sleeping
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
personal grudge; personal enmity
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
presence (impressive quality)
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
a rival horse or candidate
rebellion; great uprising
disorder; disturbance; unrest
in general; on the whole; for the most part; by and large; almost all
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
high grade; special grade; classy
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
in swarms; in great crowds