mediocre; middling

unsophisticatedness

Unexpected jade

dare not conceal debt to another

A man with a grievance must vent it.

take sanctuary

Steel of Bailian

Distraught

hold a candle for a night excursion--to enjoy life whenever possible

Close the door

Avoid the strong and attack the weak

Hold the line

descriptive of thriftiness

poor family

With those of the kind

remedy defects and rectify errors(rectify abuses)

scholars

ignorant

exchange gifts

be hoist with one's own petard