Viking Valhalla and king

She is a pious follower of the faith, never missing her prayers. Quit the pious apologies - I know you don't really care.

Idolaters sacrificed animals to idols. The Pacific islanders were originally idolaters, and had idols of carved wood.

The Pope had approved elevating him to sainthood. To achieve sainthood, two miracles are required.

Can you help me secure this cupboard?

From his mother he inherited a fervent religiosity. She has a distaste for overt religiosity in public life.

a fervent supporter of the communist party It is his fervent hope that a peaceful solution will soon be found.

Who are you taking to the Senior Prom?

He did not welcome his parents' attempts at matchmaking.

ill-timed. It was this passion for fast cars that led to his untimely death at the age of 43. an ill-timed comment

Such words do not become you. In my opinion, black hair doesn't become her.

I've never seen a man with such tiny hands - they're minute! The documentary showed an eye operation in minute detail.

Bagrat III is known as a unifier of divided lands of Georgia into one polity under his rule, becoming thus the first crowned king of the unified realm.

a tyrannical leader/regime/political system In the end she left home just to escape the tyrannical rule of her mother.

Our outlook for the future seems great. The doctor said that the treatment may take time, but the outlook is good.

The price tag is poking out of your shirt. He poked me to attract my attention. the little chimney pokes through the corner in the living room.

a bridge that can be raised or brought down in order to protect a castle from attack or to allow big boats to go under it

Langdale described the court ruling as a travesty of justice.

There has been a drop in public esteem for teachers. Because of their achievements they were held in (= given) (high) esteem. It is my honor to introduce our esteemed senator.

Now, outside the delusionary cycle, you are quite capable of making decisions.

He's always been a very astute politician. an astute observer of human behaviour

He's a scourge to his teachers. the scourge of war/poverty/drugs Pop-up ads have been described as the scourge of the Internet.

he was no longer privy to her innermost thoughts"

The baby puked all down my shirt. She puked her dinner up again.

timid, fearful. They have quite rightly stilled the fears of even the most timorous.

He regarded the comments as an affront to his dignity.

If current trends go/continue unchecked, obesity will become the number one cause of death in this country. The war raged on, unchecked by the UN's efforts to stop it. I wasn't able to check my laughter, and he told me to leave. The police checked the rio

a doleful expression

a flagrant misuse of funds/privilege a flagrant breach of trust a flagrant disregard for the law

The breach in the wall was big enough for them to pass. a flagrant breach of trust. He was sued for breach of contract. The theatre was in breach of the safety laws for having no fire doors.

to remove one or all of the organs from the inside of a bod. y evisceration of our forces

He is very reticent about his past. Most of the students were reticent about answering questions. At first she was reticent, but later she relaxed and was more forthcoming.

It was a long time since my last visit to Berlin, and it had changed dramatically in the intervening period/years... The prisoner asked me to intervene with the authorities on his behalf.

I'm a trifle confused about the arrangements for tonight. It was such a trifling sum of money to argue about.

My main preoccupation now is trying to keep life normal for the sake of my two boys. Lately, his preoccupation with football had caused his marks at school to slip.

The defeated army returned home as a demoralized rabble. He views his opponents as a mindless rabble. Her speech stirred the emotions of the rabble.

Mark was just a callow youth of 16 when he arrived in Paris.

I found you in the gutter half-baked. What were you doing there?

Everyone knew who was going to get the job from the start - the interviews were just a charade.

He was completely beguiled by her beauty. The salesman beguiled him into buying a car he didn't want. a beguiling smile

One reason riders can become hung up is due to improper stirrup sizing.