borne out by evidence(be reliable and borne out by evidence)

be in a cold sweat(with breathless anxiety)

be full of hops(lie in one's teeth)

Scholars' rebellion won't amount to much.

worthy progeny(pious scion)

display only a samll part of one's skill

an extremely rare treasure

set out at daybreak and sleep at night

drifting clouds and wild storks

grieve out in the cold(weep all alone in a corner)

subtle way of thinking (idiom); hard to fathom; deep and shrewd

be alive with ambition

burst into a flood of tears(tears rolling down one's cheeks)

choose whichever is to one's advantage

make provisions before troubles occur

reserve/save a seat for somebody

say what one thinks(speak one's own mind)

select and recommend the good men and able men

indulgent

abustle(swarm; coming and going in crowds)