pay no attention to

obtain both fame and gain(gain both fame and wealth)

Have no eye for

shameless(brazen; un-abashed)

as hard as a flint(as hard as the nether millstone)

look fierce(sinister in appearance)

be confused and without a clue

be dead from the neck up(to have very little common sense or ability to think clearly and reasonably)

endless(without end)

operate in broad daylight

inhuman (savage )

follow the old routine

with one's nose in the air

keep sth. dark

go down the drain

bury oneself in work(be up to the eyes in work; work like a horse)

hollow reputation without basis

too many excellent things to be fully appreciated all at once

right titles and proper words

look at each other in astonishment