Win and buy

suspended in midair - bù shàng bù luò

proud and contemptuous of the work and its ways - qīng shì ào wù

graceful bearing - fēng dù piān piān

end to end - shǒu wěi xiāng yuán

envy sb . better or abler than oneself - dù xián jí néng

Show off stone as jade - xuàn shí wéi yù

flunk the civil service examination - pù sāi lóng mén

Take advantage of the gap - chéng jiān sì xì

be capable of versatility - tōng shí dá biàn

A cup to the bow and a tiger to the market - bēi gōng shì hǔ