神工鬼斧
superlative craftsmanship
神乎其神
wonderful
fantastic
神魂颠倒
be carried away with
one's mind is confused by
be out of one's mind
be mad about
enrapt
神机妙算
wonderful foresight
神气十足
put on grand airs
神出鬼没
come and go like a shadow
alert and quick
神采奕奕
brim with energy and vitality
as fit as a fiddle
in pretty good fettle
brim over with health and spirits
beaming and buoyant in spirits
神思恍惚
in a confused state of mind
神色自若
show composure and presence of mind
祸不单行
an evil chance seldom comes alone
one woe doth tread upon another's heels
one misfortune rides upon another's back
troubles never come singly
misfortunes never come alone
祸国殃民
wreck the country and ruin the people
injure the country and bring calamity to the people
福无双至
blessings never come in pairs
礼尚往来
etiquette requires reciprocity
pay a man back in his own coin
deal with a man as he deals with you
秀而不实
flowering but producing no fruit
私心杂念
selfish ideas and personal considerations
私相授受
privately give and privately accept
秋风过耳
like an autumn breeze passing the ear
regard with indifference
秋风扫落叶
wipe out the corrupt and the evil easily
秋老虎
very hot weather in autumn
秋毫无犯
forbid the slightest violation of the people's interests
do not cause the slightest damage to the people
not encroach on the interests of the people to the slightest degree
移风易俗
transform established traditions and practices
transform social traditions
transformation of customs and habits
change prevailing customs and habits
移花接木
palm off the spurious for the genuine
stealthily substitute one thing for another
place a substitute by subterfuge
graft one twig on another
graft and transplant
移山倒海
conquer nature
稍纵即逝
fleeting