flight; running away; absconding; elopement
White Tiger (god said to rule over the western heavens); seven mansions (Chinese constellations) of the western heavens
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
on the way back; when about to go back
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
left hook (e.g. in boxing, etc.)
not long has passed since ...
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
enemy territory; hostile place
demotion; relegation; reduction in rank; degradation; downward move
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
control; management; supervision
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
for one's true nature to come out
good for eating; ripe enough for eating; in season
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
very likely; very probable
example; illustration; precedent
radical party; extremists
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
to rise; to raise up; to straighten up; to sit up; to stand up
above; going steadily upward
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
large family; extended family
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
being very good at; strongest point
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around