brothers in misfortune(foul weather brothers)

Eloquent and frank in speech

Pick and choose

Hide from public notice

luff

mannered

speak with an affected tone of voice

to describe sth in colorful language with attention to detail (idiom); thick and heavy in colors

"Yes,sir! Yes sir!"

うらないが上手(じょうず)である。予見(よけん)が的確(てきかく)にあたる

a drop in the bucket(a negligible sum)

be seized with fear

make up deficits and increase profit

delicate and graceful

be old and shaky(come apart at the seams)

like crossing the river in a boat of mud

upstream(go against the stream)

be aged and in high standing(be full of years and honour)

catch adultery in the act(seize both the adulteress and her lover)

put on gay clothing and powder one's face