1 old variant of 以[yǐ]

1 before

2 formerly

3 previous

4 ago

1 after

2 later

3 afterwards

4 following

5 later on

6 in the future

1 to think (i.e. to take it to be true that ...) (Usually there is an implication that the notion is mistaken – except when expressing one's own current opinion.)

1 can

2 may

3 possible

4 able to

5 not bad

6 pretty good

1 happy on the one hand, but worried on the other (idiom)

1 lit. to hold a bowl of water level (idiom)

2 fig. to be impartial

1 one word says it all (idiom, from Analects); to cut a long story short

2 in a nutshell

1 (idiom) reluctant to speak about it

2 tight-lipped

1 not to reject a word because of the speaker (idiom, from Analects); to judge on the merits of the case rather than preference between advisers