religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
heretical religion; damaging religion; heresy
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
function; facility; faculty; feature
Christmas carol; Christmas song
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
product; produce; result; fruit
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to feel that something is true or actually happening; to hit one (realization, thought); to sink in
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to resound; to echo; to reverberate
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
proficient; skillful; enjoying; satisfaction; satiation
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
many; numerous; various; large number of
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
to fly (with great force); to blast (e.g. into the sky); to lack common sense; to be extremely surprised (by)