important; momentous; essential; principal; major
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
to dribble; to spill; to suspend; to hang down; to slouch
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
to start the debate; to get the ball rolling; to fire the first shot; to start a conversation
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
bottom of one's heart; depths of one's mind; innermost thoughts; from the bottom of one's heart; wholeheartedly; truly
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
picking; collecting; harvesting
to recover consciousness; to come to
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
to throw away; to abandon
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
attendance; presence; appearance
topic of discussion; agenda
to play a central role; to take a leading part
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
boisterously; roughly; briskly
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside