good-for-nothing; worthless
and so; therefore; for that reason
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
praiseworthy; commendable; laudable; strange (person); weird; odd
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
mounted bandit (esp. historically in NE China from the end of the Qing dynasty)
to become desperate; to give in to despair
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
head; brains; intellect; understanding
son (of others); boy; young master; green young man from a well-to-do family; young man innocent of the ways of the world
immediately; right away; at once; easily; readily
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
humming a tune; humming unconcernedly
to whine; to make feeble complaints
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
name plate; name tag; label
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
taking something as absolute truth; regarding something as absolute
impossible; unthinkable; unimaginable
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
comfortable (to live in); snug; cozy; cosy
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
to go with (a companion); to hang out with; to do together
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
gooseflesh; goose pimples; goose bumps
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
eardrum; tympanic membrane