水逆 shuǐnì - Mercury retrograde

倒楣 dǎoméi - unlucky, unfortunate

摔壞 shuāihuài - to drop and break

之類的 zhī lèi de - and the like, such as

神祕 shénmì - mysterious

天文現象 tiānwén xiànxiàng - astronomical phenomenon

水星 shuǐxīng - Mercury (the planet)

逆襲 nìxí - counterattack, reversal (here referring to retrograde motion)

簡稱 jiǎnchēng - abbreviation, short name

星象 xīngxiàng - astronomical phenomena, celestial signs

運行 yùnxíng - to operate, to move (in orbit)

視覺 shìjué - vision, visual

錯覺 cuòjué - illusion, misconception

行星 xíngxīng - planet

對齊 duìqí - alignment, to align

倒退 dàotuì - to move backward, to regress

占星學 zhānxīngxué - astrology

掌管 zhǎngguǎn - to be in charge of, to govern

當機 dàngjī - (of a computer or device) to crash

牡羊座 mǔyángzuò - Aries (zodiac sign)

雙魚座 shuāngyúzuò - Pisces (zodiac sign)

獅子座 shīzizuò - Leo (zodiac sign)

巨蟹座 jùxièzuò - Cancer (zodiac sign)

射手座 shèshǒuzuò - Sagittarius (zodiac sign)

天蠍座 tiānxiēzuò - Scorpio (zodiac sign)

降低 jiàngdī - to reduce, to lower

反覆確認 fǎnfù quèrèn - to repeatedly confirm, double-check

急著 jízhe - to be in a hurry to

簽名 qiānmíng - to sign (one’s name)

漏看 lòukàn - to overlook, to miss

細節 xìjié - details

簽錯 qiāncuò - to sign incorrectly

思緒 sīxù - train of thought

混亂 hùnluàn - chaotic, confused

衝動 chōngdòng - impulsive

心浮氣燥 xīnfú qìzào - impatient and irritable

久未聯絡 jiǔ wèi liánluò - not in contact for a long time

重新審視 chóngxīn shěnshì - to re-examine, to reassess

突破口 tūpòkǒu - breakthrough point, solution

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