1. 鐵石心腸 cruel and unrelenting
2. 置死地于后生 a vigorous and manly exertion
3. 千秋功業(yè) a great undertaking of lasting importance
4. 安居樂業(yè) live in peace and work happily
5. 骨肉分離 family separation
6. 各得其所 be properly provided for
7. 眾議紛紜 disagree on
8. 歲月不居，來日苦短 Time does not stay is brief is the day.
9. 夜長夢多 A long delay may mean trouble.
10. 時不我與 Time and tide wait for no man.
11. 依時順勢 keep up with the tide
12. 日漸沒落 being pushed out of business
13. 鷸蚌相爭 play A off against B
14. 浩然之氣 noble spirit
15. 鳳毛麟角 a rarity of the rarities
16. 望而生畏 stand in awe before
17. 敬而遠(yuǎn)之 keep respectfully aloof from
18. 眾矢之的 in the dock
19. 毫無瓜葛 be divorced from
20. 爾虞我詐 sheer cunning and falsehood
21. 備受推崇 be rewarded and respected
22. 善有善報(bào)，惡有惡報(bào) the good inevitably is successful and the bad inevitably punished
23. 其樂融融 sweetness and light
24. 義無反顧 feel obliged to
25. 物美價(jià)廉 attractive in price and quality
26. 源源不斷 keep flowing in a steady stream
27. 滾滾不息 pour into
28. 福祉 well-being
29. 精華 quintessence
30. 陰霾 specter
31. 勢不兩立 pit sth against sth
32. 打折扣 wear thin / water down
33. 大展宏圖 score big points
34. 重整旗鼓 shock sth back to life
35. 不謀而合 coincide with
36. 染指 dip one’s finger in
37. 博大精深 both extensive and profound
38. 源遠(yuǎn)流長 long-standing and well-established
39. 諸子百家 the masters’ hundred schools
40. 天下為公 All under heaven are equal.
41. 天下興亡，匹夫有責(zé) Everybody is responsible for the fate of his country.
42. 吃苦耐勞 bear hardships
43. 勤儉持家 frugality in household management
44. 尊師重教 respect teachers and value education
45. 當(dāng)務(wù)之急 highest priority
46. 遭受重創(chuàng) take a heavy toll
47. 先見之明 prescient move
48. 奇園古宅 exotic gardens and old mansions
49. 衣食住行 clothing, food, shelter and transportation
50. 信誓旦旦 be poised to
