linkage; co-movement; interrelation; interconnectedness
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
dance (esp. Western style); dancing
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to pitch forward; to fall forward
diversion; putting something to another use
sweeping sideways; mowing down
younger pupil (of the same master); younger disciple; junior member
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
direct transmission (of mystery, skill, secret, etc.); initiation
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
conduct; behavior; behaviour
innocence; mind free of obstructive thoughts; detachment; insentient; pestering (someone for money, etc.); asking
to dazzle one's eyes; to hold one's gaze; to fascinate; to captivate
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
(hand) weapon; (arch.) one's forte; (arch.) one's special skill; (arch.) weapon one is skilled in using
zero; naught; oh; flying; leaping
changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux
zhen (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: thunder, east)
(admission to the) secrets of a discipline; esoterics of a discipline
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
to snap; to break (under pressure)
being used to ...; getting used to ...; being accustomed to; being conditioned to; be familiar with
similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
to burn; to scorch; to char; to singe
to have a pungent smell; to have an acrid smell
charred; burnt black; scorched black
qian (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: heaven, northwest)
dui (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: swamp, west)
kan (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: water, north); (arch.) pit; (arch.) hole
kun (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: earth, southwest)
eight trigrams (divination signs); bagua; divination; fortune-telling
to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with