root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
to capture; to seize; to plunder
harsh; severe (e.g. criticism, verbal attack); sweeping denunciation
to beat to death; to kill
thorough; exhaustive; complete
one's property; personal effects; one's belongings
massacre; annihilation; wholesale slaughter
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
as many (people) as possible
how many people; a number of people
long ago; already; a long time ago
scale; scope; plan; structure
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
main force; chief object; mainline
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
emptiness; hollowness; vacancy; inanity; pointlessness; meaninglessness
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
to spit out all around; to vomit all around; to spew out (e.g. dirty language)
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to dig up; to expose; to disclose
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
guess; speculation; supposition
putting a deliberately bad interpretation (on a person's actions); petty-minded suspicion
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
in that way; like that; that way
to blow through; to blow across
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
to bend; to warp; to lose heart
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
headlock (wrestling move)
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes