to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
several shots; several blows
disclosure; exposure; revelation
nobleman's illegitimate child
in any case; regardless; either way; since it makes no difference anyway (you might as well ...); since it won't change the outcome; if you are doing it regardless
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)
rag; old cloth; tattered clothes; ragged clothes; fault (one is trying to hide); defect
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
illegitimate child (usu. of a nobleman)
grandfather; male senior-citizen; old man
father; dad; husband; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
disclosure; exposure; revelation
(state of) utter panic; great panic
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
bribe; sweetener; douceur
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over 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
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch
origin of an affair; spark that lit the fuse; beginning
crack; fissure; rift (in a relationship); split; crack
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
to rally; to make a comeback
concealment; hiding; covering up; suppression
decision; determination; resolution
at that time; in those days
to be silent; to say nothing