words and expressions:
to figure: to represent mentally, to imagine
bread and butter: Synecdoche, a figure of speech by which a part is used for a
whole, an individual for a class, a material for a thing, or the reverse of any of these.
A good synecdoche is based on an important part of the whole and not a minor part
and, usually, the part selected to stand for the whole is the part most directly
associated with the subject under discussion. Here bread and butter represents food.
phantom: is something that seems to appear to the sight but has no physical
existence, a specter 鬼怪,幽灵
angel: The original meaning is a messenger of God and a supernatural being to
whom are attributed greater than human power, intelligence, etc. The
conventionalized image of an angel is one of a white-robed figure in human form
with wings and a halo.
symbols: A symbol is something that stands for, represents, or suggests another
thing, especially an object used to represent something abstract. For instance, a dove
is symbol of peace, and a rose is symbolic of love.

