indulge in loud and empty talk

Xi Shi Zhu Xin

He that laughs in the morning weeps at night.

have a deep longing for(long for)

between the lines

let him ridicule and revile as he likes.

be ill at ease and full of dread

about the same(much the same)

with greased lightning

save everything,big or small

decayed trees and cold ashes(complete apathy)

sparse(diffuse and flat)

a jewelled palace in elfland's hills

be unable to control the mind

fritter away one's time(loiter one's time away)

have a fiery disposition(have a very violent temper)

bird of wonder

of vital importance(as much as one's life is worth)

No more of this digression.

to be badly mangled or mutilated (idiom)​