sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
every month; each month; monthly
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
more than anything (else)
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to blow violently; to sweep over; to devastate
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
disabled person; handicapped person; person with a (physical or mental) disability
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
criminal condemned to death; convict on death row
life imprisonment; life sentence
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
intimate; carefree; familiar; friendly
principle; aim; purport; gist; instructions; orders
to send; to dispatch; to despatch; to bestow (favour, etc.); to grant (e.g. pardon)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble