to act in an honest and open manner
以诚实和公开的方式行事 (yǐ chéngshí hé gōngkāi de fāngshì xíngshì)
"She is always above board in all her dealings."
"她在所有的交易中总是诚实。" (Tā zài suǒyǒu de jiāoyì zhōng zǒng shì chéngshí.)
to make the best of the situation you are in
having traditional beliefs or methods
to avoid bringing up a problem that will cause trouble
to act morally or kindly even when others don't
to take back what you said
to make a problem seem less serious
