the last radiance of the setting sun(a flash of lucidity of the dying; suddent spurt of activity prior to collapse)

remain calm and composed while handling pressing affairs

be made emperor(drape an imperial yellow robe over somebody's shoulder and acclaim him emperor)

narrowhy escape from danger

teach with tireless zeal

a master work

groan and moan

wail (cry one's eyes out)

not to care(a straw stands for something worthless; not care a tinker's damn ; not to care a thrum )

sturdy(in black and white terms)

be in luck

to hasten(add fuel over the fire)

The Yellow River is clear and the sea is calm.(The world is peace.)

Awakened

most absurd and irrational

fish trapped in a dry rut

stress the past,not the present(emphasis on the ancient as against contemporary)

mixed feelings of remorse and shame(regret mingled with self-reproach)

not care a nut(make nothing of)

be good-willed and well-intentioned(well-meaning)