lie; rye; rai (Algerian music style)
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
type of cleromancy divination (described in the Book of Changes) performed with long sticks; The Book of Changes; Yijing; I Ching
company; group; class; troop; rank; file
warp controller (on a loom)
rubbing; scrubbing; scraping
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
the Rooster (tenth sign of the Chinese zodiac); the Cock; hour of the Rooster (around 6pm, 5-7pm, or 6-8pm); west; eight month of the lunar calendar
final third of a two-hour period
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
calendar making; number of years; one's fate; the year
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
if so; if it be so; in that case; then
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to sidestep (an issue)
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
that; the matter in question
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
a person of high morals; a Taoist
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
financial circumstances; financial situation; circulation of money
pure; clean; untouched; innocent
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally