(n) mercenary spirit
greed
avarice
base nature
(exp) to take (strike) root
(adv) root and branch
thoroughly
by the roots
(adj-no,adv) (1) by nature
from the very beginning
through and through
at heart
(2) (followed by a verb in negative form) absolutely (not)
(not) at all
(exp) to hold a grudge
(n) enduring
persevering
(exp) to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.)
to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
(n) root canal therapy
(adv) patiently
with perseverance
(n) laborious task
(n,vs) being outpersevered
(adv) patiently
with perseverance
(n) (uk) leaf beetle (of subfamily Donaciinae)
(n) test of courage by burning skin with cigarette
(n) cutworm
(n) eradication
extermination
(n) fundamental (basic) principles
fundamentals
ground rules
(n) fundamentalism
(n) duckweed
rootless person
(n) (sugar) beet
(n) Sakurajima daikon (the largest variety of radish in the world)
(n) horseradish
(n,adj-no) groundless
entirely contrary to fact
(P)
(n) slavish submission to power
sycophancy
flunkeyism
toadyism
(n) the scruff or nape of the neck
(n) lechery
lewdness
greed
(n) mercenary spirit
commercial motives
a nose for profit
moneygrubbing disposition
(n) (uk) Quercus sessilifolia (species of oak)
(n) (uk) Paris tetraphylla (flowering plant closely related to herb Paris)
(n) spirit of true craftsman
(craftsman's) pride in his work
