to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
one day; (on) a certain day
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
what do you want?; can I help you?
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
to strike (gold, oil, etc.); to find (e.g. buried treasure); to dig up
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
woman; lady; adult female
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
to go out and away; to leave
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
planning; scheming; maneuvering; manoeuvring
dangling; aimlessly; casually; unexpectedly
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
second day of the month; two days
third day of the month; three days
self-styled humanitarian; person acting under the pretence of chivalry while participating in gangs and engaging in gambling
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
duty and humanity; (a sense of) moral obligation and humane feelings
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing
going; travelling; act; action; bank; counter for banks; counter for groups or parties of people
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
ruler and ruled; master and servant
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene