称兄道弟：to call each other brothers

赤手空拳：to be bare-handed

自吹自擂：to blow one's own trumpets

心慈手软：soft-hearted

充耳不闻：to run up a deaf ear to

安家落户：to make one's home

抛头露面：to make one's own appearance

愁眉苦脸：to put（pull）on a long face

能工巧匠：skilled craftsman