splits off as it meets the edge of knife without effort

Turn back from the precipice - zì yá ér fǎn

To shake one's soul - pò dàng hún yáo

a gentle breeze is freely blowing - huì fēng hé chàng

be struck dumb - dèng mù jié shé

Tao Ge Yan Wu - tāo gē yǎn wǔ

cautiously without any noise - qīng shǒu qīng jiǎo

one 's ability and virtue excel the average - cái gāo xíng hòu

Cover one's mouth - yǎn kǒu hú lú

feel uneasy with reverence - cù jí bù ān

the imaginative power in writing has declined - jiāng láng cái yǎn