meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
to cultivate a better understanding
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
article; news story; report; account
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
to recover (one's) costs; to break even; to pay off (e.g. hard work); to be worth the effort
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
several sheets (flat objects)
pronunciation; production of sound
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
Son of God; Jesus Christ; child of God; Christian; prodigy; young ace
meaning; connotation; denotation
religious organization; religious organisation
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand; by extension
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to be based (on); to be founded (on); to be grounded (on); to be due to; to come (from); to arise (from)
ascension (into heaven); the Ascension; death; rising to heaven
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
abhorrent; abominable; detestable; ominous; inauspicious; unlucky
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
kabbalah (Jewish mystic tradition); qabalah; cabala