innermost part of a house

abstruse; profound; difficult to understand

then; thus

this; such

deter with prowess; threaten by force

imposing; impressive; awe-inspiring

impressive strength; awesome power/might

smart

pungent; hot (in flavour); acrid

a Chinese family name

eighth of the ten Heavenly Stems

sad; miserable

hard; laborious

to centralise; to concentrate; to focus; to put together; to gather together; concentrated; centralised

to funnel

battalion

camps; barracks; enclosing walls

operate; manage; run

seek; strive for; attempt