religious studies; study of religion
at the very beginning; first of all; first and foremost; before anything else
highly virtuous monk; monk; Buddhist solitary; Buddhist missionary; saint (i.e. a virtuous person); (arch.) emperor; master
first year (of an imperial era); year something (important) first happened or began
from the standpoint of; from the viewpoint of; on; above; the best; top
Mary (mother of Jesus); the Virgin Mary; Mary (of Magdala); Mary Magdalene
to revere; to respect; to worship
ancestor; forefather; originator; pioneer; grandfather
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
good performance; good work; great success
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
to be relieved; to feel relieved
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
stupid; dim-witted; dense; dull; obtuse; slow
foolishness; stupidity; silliness
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well ...; I think ...
how much; how many; to what extent; oh my god; how; what the
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
distant look; faraway look
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
then; well; so; well then
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; feeling exhausted; feeling drained