standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
rule; established routine; standard operating procedure; SOP
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
cutlery; silverware; flatware
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
contradiction; inconsistency
sect; denomination; school (e.g. of poetry)
cormorant fishing; cormorant fisherman
blasphemy; profanity; sacrilege; desecration; defilement
reforming (oneself); mending one's ways; turning over a new leaf
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person
to put into the mouth; to eat
to triumph; to be elated with success
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; condiment
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
in proportion to; just as much as
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
fortune-telling; divination; fortune-teller; diviner
influence (on someone); inspiration
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
custom; convention; tradition; mores; conventional practice
have no relation to; have no luck with; not be fated to
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
distant future; inevitable future; places one goes to
confusion; mixing; merger
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
noble; high and noble; noble (character); refined; precious; expensive
rather than; more ... than ...
to put on airs; to throw one's weight about; to swagger; to act arrogantly
ostentation; show; affectation
eating heavily; hearty eating; binge eating; big eater; trencherman; gormandizer
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
extremely fast; in a flash; too quick for the eye to catch