insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to be a matter of life or death
to apply (a rule); to be applicable; to come under (a category); to fulfill; to hold true
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
clever; intelligent; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; (arch.) good (with words)
source of revenue; financial supporter
one by one; one after another; successively
layman; believer; adherent; follower; laity
fighter (for); militant; champion (of); boxer
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
military force; military strength
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
royal authority; regal power; authority of the king
becoming a mere shell; becoming a dead letter; losing (one's) substance; being reduced to a formality
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
government office; agency; board
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
origin; birthplace; descent; lineage; ancestry
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
god of war; (fig.) war hero
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
big fire (buildings, etc. on fire)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to be suspicious (of something or somebody)
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
to connect; to join; to join or tie or knot together