lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth

have many worshippers

bloodily

Shoes, arch, and small

look in astonishment(stare at each other in terror)

as far apart as the sky and the sea

bring along the old and the young

newly arrived

with a good grace(without protest)

to a hair's breadth(to a nicety)

cruel heart and malicious means

act otherwise than one says(not to act according to one's words)

show love and respect as good brothers should

be in one's sober senses(without protest)

write like an angel(write quickly and skillfully)

A case involving human life is to be treated with the utmost care

tie one's hair on the house beam and jab one's side with an awl to keep oneself awake

solitary(all alone)

extremely lonely

to concentrate one's attention; to be fully focused