house built on sand; house of cards
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
depths (of an art, one's mind, etc.); heart; inner mysteries; profound; deep; esoteric
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
as if nothing had happened
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to lean against; to set against
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
palm; open hand; playing on equal terms; lack of handicap
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to cry out in one's sleep (e.g. from having a nightmare); to moan (in anguish) in one's sleep
deliciously sweet; delectable; sweet dew sent by heaven as a sign of benevolent rule (Chinese legend); sweetened water; sweet sake; amrita; ambrosia of the gods
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
to stop walking; to pause
above; going steadily upward
hovering (of a helicopter, bird, etc.)
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to imitate; to copy; to mock; to trace; to forge
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
unaffected and sincere, with fortitude and vigor (vigour)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
to all be in attendance (at a meeting, etc.); to all gather together
tall figure; high stature
clever; bright; sharp; wise; intelligent; sagacious
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson