1.       铁石心肠

2.       置死地于后生

3.       千秋功业

4.       安居乐业

5.       骨肉分离

6.       各得其所

7.       众议纷纭

8.       岁月不居，来日苦短

9.       夜长梦多

10.   时不我与

11.   依时顺势

12.   日渐没落

13.   鹬蚌相争

14.   浩然之气

15.   凤毛麟角

16.   望而生畏

17.   敬而远之

18.   众矢之的

19.   毫无瓜葛

20.   尔虞我诈

21.   备受推崇

22.   善有善报，恶有恶报

23.   其乐融融

24.   义无反顾

25.   物美价廉

26.   源源不断

27.   滚滚不息

28.   福祉

29.   精华

30.   阴霾

31.   势不两立

32.   打折扣

33.   大展宏图

34.   重整旗鼓

35.   不谋而合

36.   染指

37.   博大精深

38.   源远流长

39.   诸子百家

40.   天下为公

41.   天下兴亡，匹夫有责

42.   吃苦耐劳

43.   勤俭持家

44.   尊师重教

45.   当务之急

46.   遭受重创

47.   先见之明

48.   奇园古宅

49.   衣食住行

50.   信誓旦旦

cruel and unrelenting

a vigorous and manly exertion

a great undertaking of lasting importance

live in peace and work happily

family separation

be properly provided for

disagree on

Time does not stay is brief is the day.

A long delay may mean trouble.

Time and tide wait for no man.

keep up with the tide

being pushed out of business

play A off against B

noble spirit

a rarity of the rarities

stand in awe before

keep respectfully aloof from

in the dock

be divorced from

sheer cunning and falsehood

be rewarded and respected

the good inevitably is successful and the bad inevitably punished

sweetness and light

feel obliged to

attractive in price and quality

keep flowing in a steady stream

pour into

well-being

quintessence

specter

pit sth against sth

wear thin / water down

score big points

shock sth back to life

coincide with

dip one’s finger in

both extensive and profound

long-standing and well-established

the masters’ hundred schools

All under heaven are equal.

Everybody is responsible for the fate of his country.

bear hardships

frugality in household management

respect teachers and value education

highest priority

take a heavy toll

prescient move

exotic gardens and old mansions

clothing, food, shelter and transportation

be poised to