feng (male Chinese firebird)
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
tell (Middle-Eastern archaeological mound)
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
enemy territory; hostile place
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
handing down (information); legend; tradition; folklore; transmission
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to go along; to walk along; to follow
middle of the night; dead of night
underwater navigation; going underground; going into hiding; travelling incognito
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
guard; sentinel; garrison
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
three sides; small offering stand
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift