perseverance(keep on fighting in spite of all setbacks; never say die; never in spite of reverses )

gormless(be dead above the ears)

white hair and ruddy complexion--healthy in old age

lit. do not begrudge gems of wisdom (idiom, humble expr.)​; fig. Please give me your frank opinion., Your criticism will be most valuable.

to live together to be a hundred--said of a couple

Similarities and differences

between hammer and anvil

do evevthing on behalf of somebody(take on what ought to be done by others)

suffer untold hardships

contemptible

to go down to history

half of the country

Pushing forward despite repeated frustrations

between elder and younger

Struggle for justice

flaw in jade

bow and scrape(cringe)

to run up from a shoestring

awkward in speech

lack soldiers and leaders