presence (impressive quality)
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
prominent; leading; foremost; distinguished
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to stay on (e.g. at one's friends house); to remain in the same neighborhood
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
descendant; posterity; offspring
if you ask me ...; as for ...
nonglutinous grain (not sticky enough to make mochi rice cakes)
southern part; the south (of a region)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
construction; establishment
nth generation; nth (person to occupy a position, e.g. president)
to take (someone) away; to carry off; to abduct; to kidnap
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
Babylonian Captivity (of the Israelites, 586 BCE-539 BCE)
work; business; company; study