以 Stroke Order

to be too embarrassed to mention sth (idiom) / to find it hard to speak about sth

to snort disdainfully / to scoff at / to turn up one's nose

since the beginning of history

to use one's neighbor as a drain / to shift one's problems onto others (idiom)

to use foreigners to subdue foreigners (idiom); let the barbarians fight it out among themselves (traditional policy of successive dynasties) / Use Western science and technology to counter imperialist encroachment. (late Qing modernizing slogan)

to yearn for sth even in one's dreams (idiom) / to long for sth day and night

diligent and tireless (idiom)

after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future

The way of the other

Waiting

long before

to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model

hard to endure / unbearable

to get carried away / to forget oneself

to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere

to find some consolation (idiom) / to find relief in

lit. to wipe one's eyes and wait (idiom); to wait and see

(expr.) hold the feudal overlord and you control his vassals

to label / to call

in order to avoid / so as not to

Dawn of reason

to be calm and unruffled in the midst of chaos or at a busy time (idiom)

to hand someone the swordhilt (idiom) / to give someone a hold on oneself

to have one's wish fulfilled

in order to warn against following bad examples (idiom) / as a warning to others

so as to / for the purpose of / in order to

with this / thereby / thus / because of this

die at one's post

to sit and wait for death (idiom); resigned to one's fate

in order to