hearth(drill wood to make fire)

lit. a room with irises and orchids (idiom); fig. in wealthy and pleasant company

act on one's own(say to oneself)

scramble for power and profit

to turn grief into happiness (idiom)

begin all over again

Scold the locust while pointing at the mulberry

turn against a friend and show him no mercy

provoke discord

sit up and wait for daybreak(remain awake till dawn)

break pot and sell scrap (not hesitate to sacrifice one's all)

one heard in the morning and amended in the evening

lock the door after the thief has gone

wegen schwerer Verbrechen berüchtigt

невнятно отвечáть

illiterate person

live it up(wingding)

The foliage is luxuriant and airy.

honor the teacher and respect his teaching

be guilty of monstrous crimes