dare not act rashly

not go beyond one's bounds

white terror

neither conceited nor boastful

show one's feelings neither in voices nor in facial expressions(not betray one's feeling or intentions)

half believing and half doubting

unskilled(between grass and hay)

see what others fail to see(have an original view; have a special or unipue insight)

A false alarm

execute without teaching

pull up the rice shoots with the intention of helping them to grow(try to help the shoots grow by pulling them upward)

a place of strategic importance(area of contention)

fit without prior consultation

round the clock

not to appear in historical records

fake it(assume a knowing air)

trenchant(penetrating; incisive)

man's flawless character; impeccable moral integrity

Very clear-sighted

break even(all square)