convert from a bad life to a good one

to cut flesh from one's thigh to nourish a sick parent (idiom); filial thigh-cutting

coexistence and co-prosperity

Newborn

an iron fist in a velvet glove

a bad lot(a bunch of rascals)

Gao Feiyuanxiang

Strange rain and blind wind

be in the van of one's officers and men

choke with sobs and be unable to speak

a state scholar of no equal

an excess of wealth

Said of a kind official

a lone young bird or a decayed rat(an insignificant person)

Corrupt and corrupt

be alone and independent

harangue(be on one's soapbox)

great literature and classical works

Full of tender feelings

Wear bitter red