a great variety of; diversity
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
prohibition; inhibition; ban
various foreign countries; several foreign countries
connivance; tacit consent; toleration; acquiescence
each nation; many nations; many countries
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
the Gospel according to Matthew (book of the Bible)
making one's way through life; conduct of one's life
rational; reasonable; logical
tool; implement; means; furniture
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
fort; stronghold; fortification
hardships of poverty; serious poverty
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
curse; spell; malediction
it is not (like that) either
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to be worried; to be troubled
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial