trial; judgement; judgment
a country whose laws are based on religious criteria; theocracy
to be contrary to one's expectations
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
tolerance; open-mindedness; forbearance; generosity; magnanimity
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
festival merrymaking; revelry
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
vague; faint; dim; indistinct; hazy; blurry
festival; feast; carnival
avatar; incarnation of an immortal being (Hindu); icon or representation of a user in a shared virtual reality
to be tired of waiting; to wait impatiently
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
taking command of a corps in a battle; command exercised by the leader of a group
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
elegance; refinement; grace; aroma
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
legend; tradition; biography; life; method; way
to remain; to stay (somewhere)
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
two times; twice; two degrees
to squash; to crush; to flatten
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to put one's life on the line
to eat up (completely); to put down (a rebellion); to suppress; (arch.) to make flat; (arch.) to level out
repentance; confession; penitence
chronological order; time series
unique; rare; exceptional; unparalleled; incomparable
all members; everybody; regular member
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out