ceremony; rite; ritual; service
standardization; standardisation; normalization (e.g. in maths)
to create (an atmosphere, feeling, etc.); to produce; to engender
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
fragment; one of the group or party
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
maintaining the status quo
convenience; user-friendliness
to have no way of knowing; to be completely ignorant of
to throw into; to toss into
to be forward; to be impertinent
individual; one by one; separate; each
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
qualified or eligible person
battle of wits; contest of wits
personal god (i.e. a god who has human form, emotions, etc.)
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
devious; cunning; sly; crafty
to fit the mold; to fit the mould; to be standard; to be customary; to be unoriginal; to be stale
rogue; thug; hoodlum; punk; racketeer
petty underling; small fry
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
sharp parting remark; parting threat
to irritate one; to get on one's nerves
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
mysterious thief; phantom thief
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die