treat each other with the respect due to guest

be terribly upset(have one's thoughts as confused as a tangled skein)

groundless talk(nonsense)

be on one's legs(be getting on very well)

Forget national interests

yearning for sb. or sth.

These two things are complementary.

Flighty and impetuous

in Western-style clothes and leather shoes

ivory tower(tower of the ivory)

A spark causes a prairie fire.

vom jm/etwas erwarten,seinem Ruf gerecht zu werden

be thick with the fumes of gunpower(Gun smoke fills the air.)

Be anxious and preoccupied

bitter against each other

to reveal one's talent (idiom)

wash the heart and cleanse worries(purify the heart and do away with cares)

be very pleased

petty or vulgar behaviour

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