to be worth telling; to be worth confiding in
strip-searching; security check
ideological offense; crime of espousing dangerous ideas; political crime; ideological offender; thought crime
rumor that appears to be quite true (rumour)
lineage; pedigree; good family
imperial soldier; soldier in an imperial army
disgrace; humiliation; insult
to come to nothing; to go down the drain; to go up in smoke
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
bitter tears; (lit.) tears of blood
chemical substances; chemicals
the other day; some days ago; recently; a day in the past
turning round (a ship); changing course; veering
proposed site; site chosen
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
return to base (of soldiers, military aircraft or ships)
gunport; embrasure; muzzle
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to proceed in a logical manner; to go through the proper channels
terrible; awful; I don't even want to talk about it; without reason; inevitable; that's just how it is
retiring from military service
to create a debt in one's favor (e.g. by doing someone a favor); to create an obligation in one's favor
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
the aforementioned; the said; (man, incident, etc.) in question; the usual
ingenuity; resourcefulness