salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
divine punishment; wrath of God; justice of heaven; suitable punishment; just deserts; come-uppance
fearfully; timidly; cautiously; nervously
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
good-looking man; fine figure of a man
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
impostor; imposter; pretender; liar
in 8 or 9 cases out of ten; in all probability
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
decision; settlement; definition
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to keep one's mouth shut; to refuse to talk
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
dragon god; dragon king; naga
disfavor; disfavour; disinheritance
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only