hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
the mere shadow of one's former self; the ruin of what one once was
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
highlight; best part; stunning; incredible; to stun; to amaze
supercompensation; overcompensation
scabbard; sheath; cap (on a brush, pen, etc.); case; margin (between two prices); spread
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
cause of victory; reason for (one's) success
danger; Chinese "rooftop" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to comb back; to stroke upward; to smooth up
falling (down) unconscious; fainting (and collapsing)
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to bare one's fangs; to snarl (at)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
fingernail mark; scratch; scars (e.g. of war); traces (of damage); ravages
to give an important position
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
from behind the scenes (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); from the sidelines; from a distance; secretly; in secret
enmity; antagonism; hostility; feuding (with); being at odds (with)
bad name; bad reputation; disgrace; dishonour; dishonor; stigma
during imprisonment; while in jail
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to reach the peak of something (e.g. luxury, hardships, etc); to be extremely (e.g. busy); to exhaust completely; to have nothing left (e.g. to say)
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
single-person cell; isolation cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
escaping from prison; breaking out of prison; jailbreak; jailbreaking (a smartphone, video game console, etc.)
port city; harbor city; harbour city