左: left, the Left (politics), east, unorthodox, queer, wrong, differing, opposite, variant of...
倚: to lean on, to rely upon...
一锅粥: a pot of porridge, a complete mess...
东南: southeast...
绕: to rotate around, to spiral, to move around, to go round (an obstacle), to by-pass, to make a detour...
持: to hold, to grasp, to support, to maintain, to persevere, to manage, to run (i.e. administer), to control...
生硬: stiff, harsh...
