alumnus (alumnae); graduate; former member of an organization; former inhabitant (country, region, etc.)
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
southernmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
straggling; falling behind; being left behind; falling behind the ranks; falling out of line
tall building; high-rise building
to receive permission; to leave (with someone's permission); to retire; to refuse; to beg off doing
to sleep like a log; to sleep like a baby
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
heaps of corpses all around
forced march; (fig.) doing something on a very strict schedule
accomplishment; execution
spy; agent provocateur; covert operative; maker; builder; constructor
leaving somebody behind; abandoning someone; marooning someone
raising crops and livestock
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
wooden house; frame house (building)
small room; closet; cubicle; booth; stall
old furniture; curios; secondhand goods
to stick; to get stuck; to be unavailable; to be busy; to be piled up (e.g. of work); to halt (in one's speech)
one's innate character; spirit; backbone
jumping to a hasty conclusion
to stoop; to bend (e.g. one's knees)
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
substantial matter; significant item
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
questions and answers; dialogue
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
dilapidated house; tumbledown house; my house; my home; small resting place comprising four pillars and a roof (with no walls)
hidden room; secret chamber
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
party; set; gang; company; person
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
happy event; cause for celebration; congratulations
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious