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大惊小怪
dà jīng xiǎo guài
to make a fuss about nothing (idiom)

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艰苦奋斗
jiān kǔ fèn dòu
to struggle arduously

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想方设法
xiǎng fāng shè fǎ
to think up every possible method (idiom); to devise ways and means

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大喊大叫
dà hǎn dà jiào
shouting and screaming (idiom); to scream loudly

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出人意料
chū rén yì liào
unexpected (idiom)

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有所不同
yǒu suǒ bù tóng
to differ to some extent (idiom)

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情不自禁
qíng bù zì jīn
cannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot but

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竭尽全力
jié jìn quán lì
to spare no effort; to do one's utmost

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随心所欲
suí xīn suǒ yù
to follow one's heart's desires; to do as one pleases

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说来话长
shuō lái huà cháng
start explaining and it's a long story (idiom); complicated and not easy to express succinctly

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千方百计
qiān fāng bǎi jì
lit. thousand ways, a hundred plans (idiom); by every possible means

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逍遥法外
xiāo yáo fǎ wài
unfettered and beyond the law (idiom); evading retribution

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全心全意
quán xīn quán yì
heart and soul; wholeheartedly

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自以为是
zì yǐ wéi shì
to believe oneself infallible (idiom)

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不知所措
bù zhī suǒ cuò
not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end

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脱颖而出
tuō yǐng ér chū
to reveal one's talent (idiom)

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小心翼翼
xiǎo xīn yì yì
cautious; careful; prudent

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意想不到
yì xiǎng bù dào
unexpected

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一塌糊涂
yī tā hú tu
muddled and completely collapsing (idiom); in an awful condition

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实事求是
shí shì qiú shì
lit. to seek truth from facts (idiom)

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