birthplace; origin; cradle; motherland
to erase; to drown out (e.g. a voice); to make disappear
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
embankment (for road, railway, etc.); raising the ground level; fill
metal rod; metal bar; iron rod; iron club; iron staff with rings on top (traditionally used by night watchmen)
premature death; untimely death; dying young
experiments using animals; in-vivo testing; animal testing
main cause; primary factor
to throw oneself down; to lie down
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
ideally; if one were to wish for more
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
(it was) not until; (it was) only when
filial piety; showing devotion (to someone)
excavation; exhumation; discovery (e.g. new talent)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
one party; one faction; one clique
(good quality) meat; processed meat; small goods
rivalry (between two equally strong sides); struggle for supremacy; competing (with); vying (with); contending (with); being an equal match (for)
well-cooked; well-done; browned
woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
coachman; driver; cabman; postilion
decapitated head of an enemy
to trample; to crush underfoot
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
smelling burnt; tasting burnt; having a burnt smell
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
banya; Russian-style steam bath; Russian sauna
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart