to climb; to clamber (over, up); to scramble (up); to scale; to claw one's way up
(in) his way; peculiar to him
family precepts; family motto; rule of the home
to speak ill of; to disparage
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
what is called; what they call; so-called
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
tool; means; ingredients (added to soup, rice, etc.); counter for sets of armor, utensils, furniture, etc.
millions; several million; a few million
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
private property; personal belongings; personal effects
in the same breath; hardly had the words been said
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
warp; curvature; curve; arch
affected part; diseased part; wound
different kind (species, variety); heterologous; heterogenous
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
uncertain; transient; changeable
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
internal strife; internal struggle
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise