| 繁榮昌盛thriving and prosperous ! ?) q5 g$ A' ]3 {- M, _ 愛不釋手fondle admiringly
 8 p, ]' A) i' \; {8 T" c  愛財如命skin a flea for its hide
 5 i$ b' A7 L2 K1 q% X  愛屋及烏love me, love my dog .He that loves the tree loves the branch
 & B7 l+ q5 e/ L  x& g. s  安居樂業live and work in peace and contentment( U4 n0 i3 k- i0 n
 白手起家build up from nothing 2 ]; c* q2 ^: j2 w: E6 |( b" o/ a
 百裏挑一one in hundred
 2 Q5 [4 ^! j/ p9 w  百折不撓be indomitable 4 V) Y  r: S: X( Y9 u, ^
 半途而廢give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished
 6 w: x; l" R! u  Y- h: f  包羅萬象all-embracing all-inclusive
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 飽經風霜weather-beaten 1 V, B" H9 ?( h# o- q
 卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe
 $ ?3 [1 `) _2 p! S  悲歡離合vicissitudes of life
 $ w1 W" |1 d6 q  背道而馳run counter to run in the opposite direction
 / B: f6 J  j* T% n  本末倒置put the cart before the horse
 0 v* j" P9 F" E5 h3 S  S  笨鳥先飛the slow need to start early; K2 d  {$ v. f7 y7 S
 必由之路the only way
 " @: Z) p/ T) P0 Q: w. a" l: j# ]  閉關自守close the country to international intercourse9 o) `# z' |- w  r
 變本加厲be further intensified : H6 c$ A/ t( F  d( N3 [
 變化無常chop and change fantasticality 7 H! L& K. a9 f% G/ w! ~* V1 {
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 別開生面having sth. New
 4 R# x5 p0 ?! j  別有用心have ulterior motives
 ; u7 A* b; i* ~% v' R  D% b7 {  彬彬有禮refined and courteous urbane ; }5 H# u! |% `, w1 T
 兵不厭詐in war nothing is too deceitful " \2 A$ u/ f! g3 ]6 s: y4 T8 S4 q' V
 博古通今erudite and informed9 d+ w3 O0 w0 Y# M4 i" A1 n, t
 不恥下問feel not ashamed to learn from one』s subordinates + `! a5 E, ?/ X
 不可救藥be past praying for beyond redemption $ Z2 {" e) K  ?; Q- ~. }
 不勞而獲reap where one has not sown , p' J; `  o+ `5 B
 不屈不撓fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity
 - t2 [) h% P/ t  不速之客crasher uninvited guest
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 1 y' T& ?' v5 l) w6 I- h  不同凡響outstanding
 9 S0 e$ }, ~, b  不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying - h5 v6 U0 v! N! p% K2 r# ?
 不遺餘力spare no effort spare no pains3 l& _) L5 ]) K% |
 不以為然not approve object to
 $ l! Y1 m$ e* m4 x2 `  不義之財filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousness
 3 @8 I; r7 S" i# h* S0 C- ^  不遠千里go to the trouble of traveling a long distance
 . i8 n; b* j* Y/ u4 k  不約而同happen to coincide
 7 M8 r' l" b2 O  不擇手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul $ O$ }9 s( d- m8 f3 [7 b
 不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one』s head out of one』s wits
 ]" `; w# j9 ^. S5 d( B  才疏學淺have little talent and learning
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 慘絕人寰extremely cruel
 ( L8 t8 K* [% T! m  C1 [2 z+ \/ E5 b' e  滄海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds % Q8 ~) ]! C* L  H* C
 滄海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket
 ! h* h# a' k% N" C: U  層出不窮emerge in endlessly% Q" Z+ k9 l$ D
 層巒疊嶂peaks over peaks   t& Z5 A+ Z$ D% |! G. C+ W
 察言觀色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying
 + [  P/ F7 v% O, j! ?  奼紫嫣紅very beautiful flowers 5 ^+ k0 F9 a: O) K
 車水馬龍heavy traffic
 _( m( }$ x1 ?6 F' Q$ A$ h! a  沉默寡言taciturnity * g+ U9 Q8 L8 K- }+ m4 {* S
 稱心如意well-content' q2 m' c4 s" A: E  m
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 趁熱打鐵strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot 1 E! Q. P; r2 F: Q1 @0 E: `- n9 A
 成群結隊gang horde
 4 \7 I% V7 `) g  ]& \) A  誠惶誠恐with reverence and awe . [, l% e8 G/ S  Z2 m
 誠心誠意sincere desire / w5 }; ^4 U) D- V
 承上啟下a connecting link between the preceding and the following * }) k, A' [7 Z* _7 \' G
 吃苦耐勞tough 0 X+ a1 l! l( n" @* {
 吃裏扒外live on sb. while helping others secretly 5 ?) h8 |" |5 l, T8 U' J# T0 {
 癡心妄想、胡思亂想wishful thinking
 . A9 ^" e, C, ?  持之以恆preserve
 $ |: X% ~* r& p6 w2 {4 P" J+ R  叱吒風雲ride the whirlwind % W6 Q3 S9 Z$ [
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 愁眉苦臉pull a long face snoot
 6 `1 b- {) e4 P9 m  愁眉苦臉的,愁眉苦臉地woebegone 、morosely+ h. {( [- n* b$ h
 臭名遠揚,臭名昭著flagrancy, notorious
 7 V5 }$ Q4 K1 P' H  出乎意料unexpected1 @8 `( T( H  ^7 x8 m0 j" I
 出口成章have an outstanding eloquence
 4 {' h2 i' \) ~  ?4 [. J  出類拔萃,鶴立雞群fill the bill supereminence 0 E8 G, `5 E  [6 Z% r
 出謀劃策give counsel suggest 9 n5 {, i3 o$ M$ U$ `
 出奇制勝defeat sb. by a surprise action $ s  {6 f5 z: X
 出生入死go through fire and water ! [; ?$ k6 S0 |9 y0 k
 觸類旁通comprehend by analogy
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 垂頭喪氣,無精打采 down in the mouth lose one』s spirits with the tail between the legs
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