habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
frequency (of occurrence)
drinking party; get-together (usu. involving alcoholic drinks)
to have a talk; to tell a story
literally; to the letter; literal
to concern; to be related
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
standard; set; routine; decided
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
without cause; without reason
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to take offense (at); to take offence (at); to feel hurt (by)
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
it is I who should say so
(distinction of) sex; gender
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
(and) then; and; thereupon; in that case; then; so
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
peace (esp. of the world); peace and calm; tranquility; tranquillity
to put on; to wear; to be clothed in; to be clad in; to be dressed in; to be wrapped in
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
cool; calm; composed; all right; fine; OK
science; to think about scientifically; to think in terms of science
development; growth; progress; development; expansion (of a typhoon, low-pressure area, etc.); developmental disability
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
fanatic; fanatic believer; zealot
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
after ages; posterity; future life; the next world
to go first; to take the lead; to lead the way
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
flash; instant; lightning (speed)
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
people; citizens; subjects; folk