absurd; irrational; unreasonable; absurdity
contradiction; inconsistency
to be consistent; to be coherent
dividing into four; quartering
the late emperor; preceding emperor
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
amusement facilities; recreational facilities
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
quacking; cackling; loudly (snore, complain, argue, etc.); noisily; with a buzzing sound (e.g. speaker); with a crackling sound
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
a short time ago; a while ago; for some time
what's what; heads or tails
this world; earthly world; secular society; ordinary world; everyday life; workaday world
young woman with a lot of superficial knowledge about sex, etc.
good place not many people know about; great little-known spot; good out-of-the-way place; betting booth (at a racecourse)
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
back street; back alley; slums
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
in (of a ball; in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter; back nine
which can exist solely due to the presence of; whose existence is determined entirely by; which owes everything to
extremely dangerous; full of peril
storage; putting away; receipt (of funds, payment, etc.); harvesting
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
alertly; vigilantly; warily; diligently; attentively
edifice; monumental architecture; huge building
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
trouble of going somewhere
drinking habits; drunken behavior; drunken behaviour
to stay calm; to keep cool
thinnish; somewhat thin; weakish; on the weak side; rather light; rather pale
leaving one's seat (before an event is over); excusing oneself (from a meeting, conversation, etc.)
mockery; derision; ridicule
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
to open one's eyes wide (as in fear or anger); to faint