monastery; convent; cloister; abbey
mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
image; figure; figure; form; image
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
Holy City (e.g. Jerusalem, Mecca)
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
as you can imagine; as imagined
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
connection (to a person, place, etc.); relation; affinity
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
missionary; evangelist; propagandist
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
ordinary people; general public; public at large
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
mob; the masses; rabble; all things in nature; the whole creation
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
to bend by twisting; to twist; to contort; to distort (e.g. the truth); to twist (e.g. someone's words)
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
descendant; progeny; offspring
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly