of various colours(with all colours of rainbow; multicoloured;colourful)

a sure catch

become terror-stricken of the news(become panicstricken at the news)

bright with many colours

incurable(be past praying for)

beyond redemption(be doomed eternally)

be at bay(be at a dead end)

in the near future(in the not too distant future)

intactness(in good condition)

asleep at the switch(scrimshank ; malpractice; dereliction of duty)

be of wide fame(be well-known far and wide)

a vast expanse of fertile land

render unto caesar the things which are Caesar's-Bible

for nothing at all

have no high ideals

neither here nor there(not to matter a farthing)

an iron fist in a velvet glove

playboy

All the people of the place have turned out to …

perfectly safe