hut; shanty; hovel; house built directly into the ground with no supporting stones
important position; strategic point; important point; main point; essentials
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
natural features; topography; climate; spiritual features
use; utility; profit; gain
bamboo screen; rattan blind; bamboo mat (for rolling sushi)
safety; welfare; well-being
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
anti-mainstream faction; fringe group; dissident group
sincere; honest; faithful
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
to have one's faults exposed; to have one's secrets blown
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
insipid; flat; dull; lifeless; listless
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
backing (for a position); giving support to; helping (someone) to a position
a rival horse or candidate
rebellion; great uprising
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
high grade; special grade; classy
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
in swarms; in great crowds
to slander; to libel; to criticize; to criticise
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
in name only; titular; nominal
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
something; what; why; how
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
to maintain; to continue to have