root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
near; nearby; not far off
to become calm; to die down
black-tailed gull (Larus crassirostris)
to gulp down; to swallow deeply; to understand; to take in; to engulf; to swallow up
long (time); longstanding; for a long time
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
rotation (usu. on an axis); turning; spin
material; substance; matter
moving (location, with the times, etc.); change; metastasis; spread; transition (e.g. phase transition); transfer (of learning)
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
rebellion; great uprising
to be resurrected; to be resuscitated; to be rehabilitated; to be recalled (e.g. memories); to be brought back
filth (esp. excrement, feces, urine); muck; waste; garbage; dirt; dust
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
to be prolonged; to drag on
millions; several million; a few million
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
classmate; graduates in the same class; wrestlers who began their professional careers in the same tournament
to head home; to leave for home
to get one's head around; to think about
to make merry; to be festive
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
how long; how far; how much
one's first campaign; one's first battle
to mourn over the death of
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
to smear with blood; to kill
back (side); reverse; other side; inside; background; dark side (e.g. of society)
to rest one's chin in one's hands
falling into a doze; dozing off; nodding off