reply rapidly and fluently

the meaning between the lines

laugh out of court

be more dead than alive

to ponder earnestly, to give a lot of thought to sth

living in a fool's paradise

one who can correct a misread or misspelt character and thus be your master

tomb

desist from military activities and encourage culture and eduction(beat swords into ploughshares)

graceful

feel no shame before God

look like the cat that ate the canary(to seem very self-satisfied)

lit. as clear as water (idiom)​, fig. (of officials etc)​ honest and incorruptible

mountains on one side and water on the other

follow routines without thinking about improvement,be perfunctory and unimaginative in handling things

ordinary, mediocre

one need not look far for a lesson

to the turn of a hair

be sharp-eyed and quick moving(be quick of eye and deft of hand)

the defects do not obscure the virtue