have seen few and heard little

raise tripods and pull up mountain

Lonely and helpless

Resign from office and live in seclusion

dog hole wide open (idiom); fig. gap caused by missing teeth (used mockingly)

have seen not much and heard little

fish for compliments

sleep peacefully

Sweet and sweet

be anxious about the hardships of the people

drop old habits and reform

give an exaggerated account(stretch the truth)

forget selfishness in the interest of the public

A man cannot go without his wife.

from time immemorial (until now)

highly meritorious and respectable

attempt an ineffective solution

disease that is beyond cure(fatal disease)

alarm at the barking of dogs

hiding and peeping