to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
candidly revealing (secrets); revelation; disclosure; confession
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
sexual relations; physical relations; carnal relations
great fool; utter fool; complete idiot; absolute moron
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
false rumor (rumour); false alarm; misinformation
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
principal offence; principal offense; principal offender
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
breaking off (an engagement, negotiations, etc.); cancellation
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
egregious; outrageous; too much; over the top
(weep) quietly; silently; (cry) bitterly
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
in the future; another day; later
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
to spread; to be propagated
never ceasing; never ending; endless
testimony; (verbal) evidence
married woman; another's wife
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
unhappiness; sad fate; misfortune
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
to be ruined (reduced to poverty); to fall low; to go under; to come to ruin
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing
one's student (esp. a former one); one's pupil; one's disciple
(not) merely; (not) simply
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk