Vocabulary

• have to: Must do
• to the core: Completely; fundamentally; in every aspect.
• long list: An extensive or detailed enumeration of items, names, or details.
• dress up: To put on your best clothes, e.g. for a party
• used to: Did regularly before, but don't do now
• on to: Toward something; forward
• on sunday: Every Sunday; each Sunday.
• to the point: Expressing something directly and without unnecessary detail.
• based on: To use something as the foundation or starting point for something else.
• crown of thorns: A symbolic crown made of thorny branches, associated with the Passion of Christ.
• in fact: Used to emphasize the truth of a statement, especially one that contrasts with or contradicts something else.
• people: Persons sharing culture, country, background, etc.
• tell: To (strongly) advise a person to do something
• automatically: In a way not requiring control by a person
• religion: Organized set of beliefs about a god or gods
• religious: Following the rules and beliefs of a faith
• blind: Unable to see; with eyes that cannot see
• hide: To go to, or put a thing where it can't be found
• man: Humans in general, including male and female
• cross: Angry and upset
• grace: Dignified polite behavior, as when things go badly
• boast: To speak of something with too much pride
• sin: Act that breaks a religious law
• republican: Supporter of the conservative US political party
• search: To examine a person's clothing to find something
• facade: False front of a particularly impressive building