no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
to be ruined; to go under; to perish; to be destroyed
have no choice; there is nothing but; no more than
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
defending to the last; desperate defence; stubborn defence
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
useless resistance; vain struggle
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
master; teacher; stable master
discovery; detection; finding
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
a long time ago; in those days
sky; air; ether; firmament; the heavens
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state