to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
domestic affairs; internal administration
decisive; resolute; drastic
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
written investigation; report of an investigation; school record (on a student); transcript (of grades)
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
practitioner (of medicine, sorcery, fortune telling, etc.)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
limited; limiting; restrictive
mental derangement; madness; insanity
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
granted that; even if; even though
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
successive generations; successive emperors
within; inside of; less than
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
accomplishment; execution
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
mask; disguise; guise; mask
otherwise; or else; if not
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
every year; yearly; annually
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
suddenly; all of a sudden
sea of blood; pool of blood