to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
comfortably warm; steaming hot (food); piping hot; glowing (with warmth)
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to deceive (with words); to cajole; to talk into; to explain away (e.g. unpleasant evidence); to argue away; to wheedle
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
fortune-telling; divination
purification ceremony (performed with water); ritual purification; ablutions
food and drink; eating and drinking
in accordance with; according to
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
misfortune; ill fate; bad luck; obscurity
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
pride; boast; credit (to)
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
world; society; people; the public
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
(move) slowly (e.g. walk); sluggishly; stolidly; ploddingly; heavily
sharp sighted; easily awakened
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
with a swoosh; at one fell swoop
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
having children; attempting to conceive
the future; future prospects
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
reeking of blood; stinking of blood; bloody (battle, crime, etc.)