so much blood being shed as to float the pestles-great massacre

a jewelled palace on the mountain of the immortals

Clothing

carry high-sounding but misleading names(display as jade and sell stone)

mind trifle formality(stick to minor points of conduct)

be well known far and near

attend to the office on an empty stomach

move troops about stir up the people

in fine,close stitches(in a meticulous way)

One's figure is wearing to the bones.

pull together

crawl back into the woodwork(lie low)

Due rewards and punishments will be meted out without fail.

to go far,one must start from near

соблюдать общепринятые правила

exorbitantly high cost of living

coddle oneself(crack a tidy crust)

be in a bad humour(lose one's spirits)

take for granted

grind away at the one's studies