A shot in the back

between the lines - zì lǐ háng jiān

Far and wide - xiá fāng jué yù

Cut grass and root - xuē cǎo chú gēn

superior - gāo gāo zài shàng

hesitate to advance - zī jū bù qián

It's very clear - shēn qiē zhe bái

be strictly just and impartial - shǒu zhèng bù ē

all through the night - lián xiāo dá dàn

behaving stealthily like a thief - zéi tóu gǒu nǎo

what one says is plausible - zhèn zhèn yǒu cí