I made this for fun, please try to solve it. I will post the answer later if no one can solve the whole puzzle.
Suggestions on improving the hints are welcome. Since I know the answer, it is hard for me to judge if a hint is too detailed or too vague.
Heaven gave me my talents have to be of some use
Evenly match
The universe will eliminate the ones who don't take care of oneself
Complete silence
Highly talented or educated
From all over the nation/ eight famous mountains in China
Copy; Imitate
Long historic background
Too happy to think of home
knowing black from white
New wave of talents
Incomes can't cover expenses
The walking dead
kick someone when he's down
Take it calmly
Sincerity can split metal and rock
Close the stable door after the horse has bolted
Not educated and have no skill
Deeply shamed
Beast like; savage
Not essential
The People are struggling to survive
unrivaled in the world
fake laugh
a. Never submit, never yield
b. although committed no crime, your face is loathsome
c. corrupted people are the same everywhere
d. reduce the number but raise the fighting ability of an army
e. The ultimate; no better than this
f. With one touch turns rock into gold
g. Hire on merit base alone
h. Twisting the facts
i. Having good foresight
j. Creating a new world
k. Go straight in
l. Honor bound
m. Desolate place
n. criticizing orally and in writing
o. the sky has only one sun, the people have only one ruler
p. too happy, I can't stand it
q. lose; can't defeat
r. Drown
s. Think carefully and thoroughly before taking action
t. life like; like it is alive
u. make deal with dangerous people; courting disaster
v. great feast
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