cut both ways

soft words

remain silent(keep silence)

simple or humble abode

remember for the rest of one's life(never to forget as long as one lives)

starriness(a skyful of stars)

sell swords and buy oxen

have an undeserved reputation

One's eyes could not bear the scene.(cannot bear to look at)

Birds can be caught by a net at the door.

despise all others(look down upon others)

engagae in illegal activities(hatch a sinister plot)

be engraved on somebody's mind forever(feel deep gratitude)

Horse water dragon

Nothing but white horse

stare openmouthed

Buy a knife

bondage of reputation and wealth(fame and wealth can fetter people)

rain in the evening and clouds in the morning

as plentiful as blackberries