key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
no!; no no!; no, not at all
believer; adherent; devotee; fanboy; fanatic; superfan
stray sheep; lost lamb; (fig.) person at a loss for what to do
to puzzle; to perplex; to bewilder; to delude; to mislead; to fascinate
to accept; to receive; to agree
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
repentance; confession; penitence
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
to commit a crime; to commit a sin
to have (the) courage (to); to be courageous
to feel refreshed; to feel more cheerful; to feel better
to sit for an examination
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
utter villain; atrocious fiend; devil
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
in advance; beforehand; previously
this world; this life; world of the living
to die; to ascend to heaven
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae); brewer's yeast
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
head wind; adverse wind; opposition; objection; dissension
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks; SALT; salt
comparatively; relatively