| 繁榮昌盛thriving and prosperous $ e: H7 ~) v( I- y; A2 L" o  愛不釋手fondle admiringly 2 t+ L1 L9 G- X
 愛財如命skin a flea for its hide
 # Z8 j5 o! B( {/ ^( u  愛屋及烏love me, love my dog .He that loves the tree loves the branch
 0 ?0 g5 Z6 n+ {/ P3 U, i) i$ F! p  安居樂業live and work in peace and contentment
 ' U) [. A8 J7 y8 h, b8 ], W7 c, ?  白手起家build up from nothing $ b: B6 C& ^9 @5 B' t
 百裏挑一one in hundred ; ]0 k: }( ^0 m* u6 `) \
 百折不撓be indomitable 2 |1 `  G% W9 A4 G: }* q
 半途而廢give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished
 i5 Y  W& O9 E$ G. s  包羅萬象all-embracing all-inclusive
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 " c- o" g; |1 d5 ?* l. J  飽經風霜weather-beaten
 2 a2 l* @# @$ D( b$ u  卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe $ U5 M7 e! ]. Y: I. X4 `4 N1 E
 悲歡離合vicissitudes of life
 ( [/ N5 d7 k) }6 t8 d; t  背道而馳run counter to run in the opposite direction 4 ]' V6 X. i8 j# M1 L% F! L7 B" @+ X
 本末倒置put the cart before the horse
 7 d9 ?* H$ R5 \! Z& A  笨鳥先飛the slow need to start early+ m3 a9 k/ c# W4 i  b4 [) m7 N
 必由之路the only way8 @9 s( }( E# c5 `( ?! K/ O
 閉關自守close the country to international intercourse" I2 O6 C$ I8 X) x, h, ^
 變本加厲be further intensified
 2 O2 y& j" F6 m4 p8 {  變化無常chop and change fantasticality ) ~4 `4 D$ j; T3 ]7 m0 r+ Q
 
 % S, B: c' E) m/ [  別開生面having sth. New
 9 l- F1 m6 m: N" M, Z' m6 ^  別有用心have ulterior motives 6 g( i* S+ u& ?5 }' E
 彬彬有禮refined and courteous urbane
 " T+ c, A8 ]- s* T4 k/ i1 i  兵不厭詐in war nothing is too deceitful
 5 L1 h9 `- d+ @5 S" R# V2 d  博古通今erudite and informed
 - u$ ]! i9 M7 a0 p0 ?; y  不恥下問feel not ashamed to learn from one』s subordinates + j) a- k$ ^. n5 C
 不可救藥be past praying for beyond redemption 1 h$ N+ ]! j) O# |6 p0 E$ h
 不勞而獲reap where one has not sown ' o$ G, Q9 M+ o) H3 n
 不屈不撓fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity * t, e+ Z7 e; c% j
 不速之客crasher uninvited guest  |7 o0 }8 k/ a3 B* I
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 不同凡響outstanding " e  i) H5 M- f3 z! W' M+ W
 不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 6 s" j7 |2 l4 y! {& p6 O
 不遺餘力spare no effort spare no pains
 ; a: i2 R! Q, ~* ]3 m  不以為然not approve object to
 1 N0 h& X3 O" S$ Z! \6 J) m  不義之財filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousness
 8 b; q# E9 S; }4 f( ?' m4 ?7 ?  不遠千里go to the trouble of traveling a long distance 9 R  v5 |$ u6 p7 A. |8 O4 G# ~
 不約而同happen to coincide . ]# V7 x  k) u1 `
 不擇手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul
 5 n  @: o. ^# H7 c  不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one』s head out of one』s wits 8 s5 ^& O* _4 ?% c' h4 W( A7 D
 才疏學淺have little talent and learning , b0 l5 P: R# l* ?. l
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 慘絕人寰extremely cruel
 5 x% w' @7 Y# O7 ^# u  滄海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds
 % y4 u8 X! e6 j, P$ b  滄海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket
 _1 h5 j: F* P1 [) d  層出不窮emerge in endlessly
 ( ~% E* o* L; C# H, H, H+ h) i  層巒疊嶂peaks over peaks
 ; ~/ b5 |) B4 {, H  察言觀色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying
 7 ~0 \) Y1 n- w  奼紫嫣紅very beautiful flowers $ _$ z5 L2 h: f  E# ^2 U7 B
 車水馬龍heavy traffic , D  f" q& \7 Q  B
 沉默寡言taciturnity 3 E: N' B1 c; T) i
 稱心如意well-content3 Q- y4 J5 g+ o$ y
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 趁熱打鐵strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot
 + m+ P  C, q  G; b" T8 `3 y$ j3 ~  成群結隊gang horde
 / `8 S0 y9 ~8 v5 v' S' ?  誠惶誠恐with reverence and awe 3 G- p; r2 M# H+ k8 z
 誠心誠意sincere desire + T$ p: Y% H& i& x
 承上啟下a connecting link between the preceding and the following
 . {# y8 N, l% W% w, N8 k( ~) S* h  吃苦耐勞tough 7 V- T- c; F7 j0 X6 P8 W
 吃裏扒外live on sb. while helping others secretly : o: a+ k: Y# j$ Q: ]
 癡心妄想、胡思亂想wishful thinking
 ( l. S. S  t- Z/ S+ A/ c  持之以恆preserve ; ^9 @5 L9 X  t# w, r! b) W
 叱吒風雲ride the whirlwind
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 n0 d/ k, @- q+ l% u! {; z8 a+ }  愁眉苦臉pull a long face snoot , ]9 x1 _  J, e
 愁眉苦臉的,愁眉苦臉地woebegone 、morosely
 $ m& N& ?9 O4 ]: z, s# _  臭名遠揚,臭名昭著flagrancy, notorious
 , _/ [* w0 O3 m% L7 |: e  出乎意料unexpected
 ' @6 z: P5 X; L- y/ x  出口成章have an outstanding eloquence
 & y) i6 \. Z$ o  出類拔萃,鶴立雞群fill the bill supereminence ! f3 s) p9 ]0 M4 F
 出謀劃策give counsel suggest 8 M5 I0 q; l2 O, x# X
 出奇制勝defeat sb. by a surprise action
 $ g+ n3 M( B* @. \/ ?# s' R2 s  出生入死go through fire and water
 3 x7 T& u. y* G- M* ~  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 , @. _3 K0 I  y
 
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