(of writing style)like floating clouds and flowing water(natural and smooth)

a contemptible wretch making trouble(petty criminals on the rampage)

smile happily

lovely and pliable like a little bird

Stars are booming

give a broad smile

harbour evil design(bad faith)

One/you cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.

feint a thrust with one's spear(make a feint)

be wealthy in knowledge

behave as if nothing had happened

dream away time(waste one's time)

act as the occasion demands(do as one sees fit)

express gratitude to one's benefactor

share sb.'s joys and sorrows

narrow-minded

not to be repeated

sit on the ground

make the situation at the lower levels known to the higher authorities(make the situation below known to those above)

chew carefully and swallow slowly(take one's time eating)