covet life and fear death

be firm and unyielding(with iron determination)

reform earnestly one's misdeeds

grass roof and earthen steps

The evil emerges when the good has reached its extreme.

grope one's way by throwing stones(sound out)

seek unity of talking

talk over past and present

Mount Taishan and the Big Dipper,person of distinction

fall in with others' wishes and acquire admittance

be contented and quiet with few worldly desires

to turn over a new leaf; to shed one's mortal body and exchange one's bones (idiom); born again Daoist; fig. to change wholly

Tears and snivel fall down at the same time.

share the same bed and the same pillow(sleep on the same couch)

make a careful and detailed analysis(arrange and speak of points in order)

with one heart and one mind

generations of followers of a school(adherent; disciples and followers; hangers-on and their spawn)

pick and choose

as far apart as the sky and the sea

needless duplication(needless repetition)