1. 铁石心肠 cruel and unrelenting
2. 置死地于后生 a vigorous and manly exertion
3. 千秋功业 a great undertaking of lasting importance
4. 安居乐业 live in peace and work happily
5. 骨肉分离 family separation
6. 各得其所 be properly provided for
7. 众议纷纭 disagree on
8. 岁月不居，来日苦短 Time does not stay is brief is the day。
9. 夜长梦多 A long delay may mean trouble。
10. 时不我与 Time and tide wait for no man。
11. 依时顺势 keep up with the tide
12. 日渐没落 being pushed out of business
13. 鹬蚌相争 play A off against B
14. 浩然之气 noble spirit
15. 凤毛麟角 a rarity of the rarities
16. 望而生畏 stand in awe before
17. 敬而远之 keep respectfully aloof from
18. 众矢之的 in the dock
19. 毫无瓜葛 be divorced from
20. 尔虞我诈 sheer cunning and falsehood
21. 备受推崇 be rewarded and respected
22. 善有善报，恶有恶报 the good inevitably is successful and the bad inevitably punished
23. 其乐融融 sweetness and light
24. 义无反顾 feel obliged to
25. 物美价廉 attractive in price and quality
