curry favor from the right person

clap and applaud

operate from a strategically advantageous position

know only one side

number one in the world(the finest under heaven)

good wine

Jin Xiang Yu style

из кáпелек рекá сливáется

The race is to the swift.

discord as the upper and lower teeth not meeting properly

statesmanship

Strephon and Chloe.

accumulate old habit becomes custom

realize how one has been wrong in ths past

be too late for regrets and lamentations

plainly dressed

sudden outpourings and fierce looks

proclaim prohibitions and execute orders

be above the common and beyond compare

dress up(goose up)