indulgence (esp. in the Catholic Church); excuse; justification; rationalization
even if not; even without
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
counselling service (counseling); life matters advice service
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; block style; standard style
canon (i.e. the Biblical canon)
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
placid; composed; big hearted; broad-minded; great quantity (of something)
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
firmly rooted; deep-seated
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
being startled; getting a shock
orthodoxy; (Greek) orthodox church
order of chivalry; chivalric order
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
otherwise; if not; or else
illegitimate child; bastard; love child
heir; inheritor; successor
external; foreign (e.g. relations); public (e.g. image)
sexual relations; sexual relationship
confidentially; privately; off the record
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
premarital sexual relations (intercourse)
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
retort; back talk; backchat
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment