hazing; gruelling training; waistband; woman's undergirdle
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
literally; to the letter; literal
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes; remains (of war dead)
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
to stab; to stick; to pierce; to thrust
playing with a handicap of one rook or bishop
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
shameless; shameless person
issue; offspring; paternal blood
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to pile up and up; to pile up more and more; to mount (e.g. debts, concerns)
once in a lifetime; once in one's life
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
only; merely; but; no more than
immorality; injustice; adultery; infidelity; (arch.) murdering one's teacher or a government official
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
plaster; wall clay; wall mud
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to kill by burning to death
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
whole family; entire family; all (members of) the family; all over the house; throughout the house
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
execution by tying a victim to a post and stabbing with spears; crucifixion
burning at the stake; burning to death
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
a bit better than; not much more than; not much different from