Daniel (book of the Bible)
adultery; fornication; illicit intercourse
evil design; crafty plan; plot
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
stoning; rock fight; stone-throwing fight; custom by which neighbours or friends threw rocks inside a couple's house on their wedding night
pure; innocent; naive; unspoilt; pure-hearted; ingenuous
obsession; unreasonable but compulsive idea
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
immediately; at once; instantly
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
repentance; confession; penitence
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
to fall ill; to be taken ill
millennium; one thousand years; (fig.) long time
Ben Hur: A Tale of the Christ (1880 novel by Lew Wallace, several films)
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
military forces; hosts; troops
people; citizens; subjects; folk
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
to lift (a person) in one's arms; to help (a person) sit up