mother of a holy person; Holy Mother; Virgin Mary; Our Lady
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
with shining, piercing eyes
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
to be flexible; to be accommodating
extremists; radicals; militants
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
secrecy; highly classified information
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
cardinal (Catholic Church)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
internal strife; infighting; internal conflict
high; noble; refined; advanced
to stay overnight; to stop (e.g. at a hotel)
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
large build; large pattern
kitchen door; back door; service door; host's entrance to a tea-ceremony room
guidance; leadership; leading the way
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; (arch.) small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
muddy water; red-light district
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
reward; honorarium; remuneration
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
yellow; high-pitched (voice); shrill
to lie face down; to lie flat (on one's stomach); to bend down (in submission); to bow down; to (crouch) and hide (behind); to conceal oneself; to lie down (and sleep)
hard to reach place; remote place
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)