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cruel and unrelenting
a vigorous and manly exertion
a great undertaking of lasting importance
live in peace and work happily
family separation
be properly provided for
disagree on
Time does not stay is brief is the day.
A long delay may mean trouble.
Time and tide wait for no man.
keep up with the tide
being pushed out of business
play A off against B
noble spirit
a rarity of the rarities
stand in awe before
keep respectfully aloof from
in the dock
be divorced from
sheer cunning and falsehood
be rewarded and respected
the good inevitably is successful and the bad inevitably punished
sweetness and light
feel obliged to
attractive in price and quality
keep flowing in a steady stream
pour into
well-being
quintessence
specter
pit sth against sth
wear thin / water down
score big points
shock sth back to life
coincide with
dip one’s finger in
both extensive and profound
long-standing and well-established
the masters’ hundred schools
All under heaven are equal.
Everybody is responsible for the fate of his country.
bear hardships
frugality in household management
respect teachers and value education
highest priority
take a heavy toll
prescient move
exotic gardens and old mansions
clothing, food, shelter and transportation
be poised to
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