Four marriages

Nine year savings - jiǔ nián zhī xù

act as circumstances dictate - lín jī yìng biàn

Flying for meat - fēi tǔ zhú ròu

A superficial complaint - fū shòu zhī sù

To sever one's arms - gē bì méng gōng

enigmatic - gāo shēn mò cè

say yes and mean no - mào shì xīn fēi

rich in the collection of books - zuò yōng bǎi chéng

A retreat - huī gē tuì rì

It's not obvious - yǒu mù wú dǔ