convenient; handy; useful
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
worst; worst-case (scenario)
to take someone's life; to kill someone
original inhabitant; aboriginal; previous priest
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
right under; directly below
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
shaking; trembling; pitching; disturbance; unrest; agitation
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
to grow angry; to display one's anger
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
first generation; founder
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
that gentleman; that lady; he; she
to approach; to draw near