rather anxious

Circumstances alter cases

desperately

as if the person were still alive

Play off one power against another

lit. a lamb in a tiger's den (idiom)​, fig. to tread dangerous ground

Fly in the bud

Have illicit relations with sb

One's words are obeyed, and one's plans are followed out sb.'s advice and adopt his plan

Fish in water

The dresses and ornaments of high officials in ancient times

to view one's past as miserable and one's present as happy (idiom)

Lose your hair

Words hurt much

copiously quote the classics

Maintain one's original pure character

Yu Xiao Jin Guan

Build bridges across the rivers

Lean and fat

uneducated and backward