drag in by the head and shoulders

Give up literature for a military career

Sleep and meat

feelings deeper than for one's own flesh and blood (idiom)​, deep friendship

marble towers and jade houses

Remove evil and do evil

a stroke above(one too many for)

flowers vying with each other in beauty

too many to enumerate

the celebration of a centenarian

break away from evil ways and return to a virtuous way(be on the straight)

as close as brothers

not to encroach on the interests of the people to the slightest degree

dress oneself up

break the bank

A golden opportunity

Hidden secret

fine words

make no scruple(stick at nothing)

hail the rising sun(be a follower of the rich and powerful)