之 Stroke Order

as easy as blowing off dust / effortless / with ease

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

within a foot of / between a foot of eight and a foot of ten inches / very close by

come as soon as called / at a moment's notice

The difference

make assurance doubly sure / be double cautious / be scrupulous / treat sth. with extreme prudence

lit. as different as sky and earth (idiom) / fig. night and day difference / opposite extremes / a world of difference / a far cry from

to escape without trace (idiom); to make one's getaway (from the scene of a crime) / to show a clean pair of heels

The peach trees are in full blossom.

What can be done about it? / What can we do about it? / What shall I do? / How can it be managed?

an accident / an undeserved catastrophe / unexpected calamities

to refuse would be impolite

foolhardiness / courage without discipline / brute courage

be utterly contemptible / most shameless of all / brazen in the extreme

How to avoid misfortune

(acknowledged) place / a role to play / niche

compassion

doctrine of the mean / moderation in all things

lit. a bird startled by the mere twang of a bow (idiom) / fig. sb who frightens easily, due to past experiences

on one's deathbed / at the point of death

overtone (music) / (fig.) connotation / implied meaning

lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom) / fig. spent force

The way of the other

afterwards / following / later / after

In an instant

say with certainty / speak on good grounds / say with definite evidence

masculinity

fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action) / worries about the future consequences / often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"

top priority job / matter of vital importance

to pursue unremittingly (idiom); to persevere