1 unexpectedly

2 to one's surprise

3 go so far as to

1 to shed tears

1 (of a contagious disease etc) to spread

2 to propagate

3 (of a style of clothing, song etc) popular

4 fashionable

1 top quality

2 front ranking

1 upper class

1 man seeks his way up just as water seeks its way down (idiom)

2 one should constantly strive to make progress

1 to commit to the waters (idiom); to lose sth irrevocably

1 not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)

1 widely praised (idiom); with an extensive public reputation

1 to wallow in the mire with sb (idiom); to follow the bad example of others