繁榮昌盛thriving and prosperous 愛不釋手fondle admiringly 愛財如命skin a flea for its hide . 愛屋及烏love me,love my dog ;; He that loves the tree loves the branch 安居樂業live and work in peace and contentment 白手起家build up from nothing 百裏挑一one in hundred 百折不撓be indomitable 半途而廢give up halfway leave sth. Unfinished 包羅萬象all-embracing all-inclusive 飽經風霜weather-beaten 卑躬屈膝bow and scrape cringe 悲歡離合vicissitudes of life 背道而馳run counter to run in the opposite direction 本末倒置put the cart before the horse 笨鳥先飛the slow need to start early 必由之路the only way 閉關自守close the country to international intercourse 變本加厲be further intensified 變化無常chop and change fantasticality 變化無常chop and change fantasticality 別開生面having sth. New 別有用心have ulterior motives 彬彬有禮refined and courteous urbane 兵不厭詐in war nothing is too deceitful 博古通今erudite and informed 不敗之地invincible position 不恥下問feel not ashamed to learn from one's subordinates 不可救藥be past praying for beyond redemption 不勞而獲reap where one has not sown 不屈不撓fortitude indefatigability perseverance persevere tenacity 不速之客crasher uninvited guest 不同凡響outstanding 不言而喻speak for itself tell its own story tell its own tale went without saying 不遺餘力spare no effort spare no pains 不以爲然not approve object to 不義之財filthy lucre filthy pelf the mammon of unrighteousness 不亦樂乎extremely 不遠千里go to the trouble of traveling a long distance 不約而同happen to coincide 不擇手段by any kind of means by hook or crook play hard by fair means or foul 不知所措be at a loss be all adrift lose one's head out of one's wits 才疏學淺have little talent and learning 慘絕人寰extremely cruel 滄海桑田time brings a great change to the worlds 滄海一粟/九牛一毛a drop in the bucket 草木皆兵a state of extreme nervousness 層出不窮emerge in endlessly 層巒迭嶂peaks over peaks 察言觀色carefully watch what sb. is doing and saying 奼紫嫣紅very beautiful flowers 暢行無阻checkless 車水馬龍heavy traffic 沉默寡言taciturnity 稱心如意well-content 趁熱打鐵strike while iron is hot Hold a wolf the iron is hot 成羣結隊gang horde 誠惶誠恐with reverence and awe 誠心誠意sincere desire 承上啓下a connecting link between the preceding and the following 吃苦耐勞tough 吃裏扒外live on sb. while helping others secretly 癡心妄想 胡思亂想wishful thinking 持之以恆preserve 叱吒風雲ride the whirlwind 愁眉苦臉pull a long face snoot 愁眉苦臉的，愁眉苦臉地woebegone morosely 臭名遠揚，臭名昭著flagrancy， notorious 出乎意料unexpected 出口成章have an outstanding eloquence 出類拔萃，鶴立雞羣fill the bill supereminence 出謀劃策give counsel suggest 出奇制勝defeat sb. by a surprise action 出生入死go through fire and water 觸類旁通comprehend by analogy 垂頭喪氣，無精打采 down in the mouth lose one's spirits with the tail between the legs 垂頭喪氣的blue about the gills crestfallen downhearted 綽綽有餘more than sufficient 此起彼伏as one falls, another rises 從容不迫go easy take one's time 從容不迫的leisured unhurried 從容不迫地by easy stages 粗枝大葉careless slapdash sloppy 粗枝大葉的broad-brush 措手不及unaware unprepared 錯綜複雜 撲朔迷離 anfractuosity 錯綜複雜的anfractuous daedal reticular sinuous 打草驚蛇act rashly and alert the enemy 大材小用waste one’s talent on a petty job 大公無私selfless 大海撈針look for a needle in a bottle of hay 大惑不解be extremely puzzled 大驚小怪a storm in a teacup; Foofaraw; fuss like a hen with one chicken 大驚小怪的spoffish 大快人心affording general satisfaction 大名鼎鼎famous well known 大器晚成great minds mature slowly 大千世界the boundless universe 大失所望greatly disappointed 大同小異largely identical but with minor differences 大顯身手 大顯神通strut one’s stuff 大言不慚 誇誇其談fanfaronade rodomontade 大義凜然inspiring awe by upholding justice 大義滅親place righteousness above family loyalty 大智若愚Still waters run deep. An empty vessel makes the most sound Still water runs deep 呆若木雞dumbstruck transfixed 待人接物the ways one gets along with others 殫思極慮rack one’s brains 膽小如鼠cannot say boh to a goose 膽戰心驚的funky 淡泊明志not seek fame and wealth 道貌岸然be sanctimonious 得過且過drift along muddle along 得天獨厚的advantaged 得心應手handy with facility 得意忘形 得意洋洋 bloat get dizzy with success 得意洋洋elated elation exaltation jauntiness 得意揚揚ride high 得意洋洋的cock-a-hoop high-blown perky 得意揚揚的triumphant 德才兼備have both ability and moral integrity 德高望重sainted saintlike 登峯造極reach the limit reach the peak of perfection 地大物博vast territory and abundant resources 顛倒黑白 顛倒是非 混淆是非call white black swear black is white 顛三倒四confused disorderly 雕蟲小技insignificant skill 調兵遣將move forces 調虎離山lure the enemy away from his base 掉以輕心treat sth. Lightly 喋喋不休blat cackle chackle harp harp on jaw-jaw rattle twitter wag 頂天立地of indomitable spirit 東施效顰blind imitation with ludicrous effect 東山再起bob up like a cork 獨具匠心show originality 獨樹一幟develop a school of one’s own 獨一無二in a class by oneself 獨一無二的unique unmatched unparalleled 度日如年one day seems like a year 斷章取義garble quote out of context 對牛彈琴whistle jigs to a milestone Cast pearls before swine 對症下藥suit the remedy to the case 多才多藝versatility 多才多藝的accomplished all-round；Miscellaneous；versatile 多愁善感sensitivity sentimentality 多愁善感的moonstruck spoony 多此一舉bring owls to Athens hold a candle to the sun 多多益善the more the better 咄咄逼人aggressive 脫胎換骨thoroughly remold oneself 阿諛奉承 趨炎附勢greasiness 恩將仇報 以怨報德 忘恩負義 bite the hand that feeds one 爾虞我詐each trying to cheat the other 發人深省的thought-provoking 發人深省set people thinking 發揚光大carry forward 翻山越嶺tramp over hill and dale 翻天覆地world-shaking 氾濫成災overrun 飛黃騰達 青雲直上come into one’s kingdom rise in the world strike oil 飛黃騰達的successful 飛禽走獸birds and beasts 廢寢忘食forget food and sleep 分道揚鑣part company, each going his own way 分化瓦解disintegrate divide and demoralize 分門別類classify 紛至沓來come in a continuous stream 紛至沓來的thick as hail 奮不顧身dash ahead regardless of one’s safety 憤憤不平be indignant 憤世嫉俗的cynical 豐富多彩rich and colorful 豐功偉績great achievement 豐衣足食have ample food and clothing 風花雪月sentimental writings of the exploiting classes 風馬牛不相及be totally unrelated 風靡一時be the rage 風平浪靜calm 風起雲涌like a rising wind and scudding clouds 風雨同舟stand together regardless of situation 風雨無阻in all weathers 鋒芒畢露make a showy display of one’s abilities 蜂涌而來pour 逢場作戲join in the fun on occasion 逢凶化吉trun ill luck into good 奉公守法law-abiding 敷衍了事make short shrift of palter scuffle 釜底抽薪take a drastic measure to deal with a situation 赴湯蹈火 出生入死go through fire and water 富麗堂皇magnificence 覆水難收spilt water cannot be gathered up again It is no use crying over spilt milk
