on New Year's Day or other festivals

bring hidden treason and crime to light

a big boar and a long serpent--rapacious and ruthless

bear a heavy burden and cover a long distance

unleash hunting dogs after a quarry

have one foot in the grave

sow discord

The wind is mild and the sun is bright.

impossible to defend effectively

have the whole world in view

Good fortune is often followed by calamity.

ransack boxes and chests(turn everything inside out)

carry firewood to put out a fire

turn ill luck into good luck

views of a woman

worthless(not worth a farthing)

unnecessary and overelaborate formalities

casual(superficial and careless)

have much more than needed(enough and to spare)

make quick,marked improvement