a blown off kite--a person or a thing gone for good and all

have unusual courage and resourcefulness

Carving and carving

Small talk

Speak widely

Take care of oneself

a hail of bullets and a forest of guns

Handsome appearance

Wandering

the most treacherous person appears the most guileless (idiom)

general reference to government documents

Prey upon one's country and injure the people

greatest outrage(high treason)

The land is poor and so are the people.

Honour the honour

diligently and tirelessly study Confucian classics

no means of getting money

urgent affairs

go through hell and high water

Paper writing