state religion; official religion; established religion
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
inheritance dispute; succession dispute
decline; degeneration; decay; waning; ebbing
right of control; supremacy; sovereignty
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
epidemic; plague; pestilence
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
heresy; nonconformism; heathenism; paganism
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
for generations; from generation to generation; generation after generation; through the ages
calling (someone a thief, coward, etc.); branding (as); denouncing
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
faith; belief; piety; devotion; godliness
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
perception; sensation; awareness
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
common people; ordinary people; masses
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
to be preeminent; to be outstanding