validity; verification; propriety
glance; glimpse; cursory view
name and address (on an envelope, etc.); (addressee's) name; addressee
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
bare livelihood; subsistence
ill-natured; of mean disposition; malicious; poor-quality; of poor quality
one's world within; one's inner world
calling by name; designation; nomination
a question from the emperor
talkativeness; garrulity; loquacity
illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
to be indebted; to be under an obligation
passion; sexual desire; lust; attachment (esp. to one's family or a member of the opposite sex)
vagrant habits; vagabondism; wanderlust
badger game (scheme in which a man has his wife or lover seduce another man to blackmail him)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
to become intimate with (e.g. a woman); to become acquainted
narrator; storyteller; reciter
out of range; outside the limits (of ...); outside (a) range; outside the scope
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
foolishness; silliness; stupid conduct; idiotic behavior
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
foursome; group of four people; Gang of Four (Maoist political faction)
(state of) utter panic; great panic
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
tobacco stain removal; nicotine stain removal; nicotine stain remover
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
change of government; regime change
under the staircase; understairs
to throw off (clothes); to cast off; to fling off; to cast off (old ideas, habits, etc.); to discard
to be mixed in with; to blend with
to come to depend on someone's kindness
ability; capability; competence; skill