say without mincing words

be strictly upright and correct in one 's behaviour - shéng qū chǐ bù

The best of all - jī jiǎ shān qí

appoint people on their merit - yě wú yí xián

be tired out - lì jìn jīn pí

but it is all overgrown with rank grass - jū wéi mào cǎo

make nothing of - mǎn bù zài hū

seek short-term interests - fén lín ér tián

recruit deserters and traitors - zhāo xiáng nà pàn

It's a disaster - chǐ yá wéi huò

The dilemma of Jiaobi - jiāo gé zhī kùn