loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
outline; summary; gist; basic points
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
praise; glorification; extolment
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
pleasant feeling; pleasant sensation; pleasure
you could say that; that might be so
to leave (a scene); to step away
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
trance; ecstasy; enthusiasm
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
religious painting; religious picture
whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
inside one's heart; in one's mind
theatre-going; theater-going
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
to hug; to clasp to one's breast
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
pulse; pulse rate; pulsation; stroke of pulse
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
what kind of; whatever sort of; no matter what; however much
to cease; to stop; to be over
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
formidable; not to be sneered at; not to be made light of