make the secret known(give away one's game)

commom as an old shoe(very modest; be extremely open-minded; have a receptive mind as a hollow mountain arouses echoes)

to bend the law in order to favor one's relatives or associates (idiom)

very ambitious

in a hurry to go on a trip

get rid of somebody as soon as he has done his job

metaphysics

denounce sb. publicly for his crimes

confused and worried

a person of foresight(have foresight)

the little pleasures of life

learning for practice

in the order of arrival(First come, first served.)

bridle-wise

sparse(few and far between)

have no clear ideas(not to know for certain)

subdue the dragon and tame the tiger--overcome powerful adversaries

be all smiles(grin from ear to ear)

be kind to each other and love each other

well off family