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Values for a godless age

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  • extremely or deliberately shocking or noticeable
    flagrant
  • to handle, to control, to exert power
    to wield /ˈwiːld/ power
  • to fall into ruin
    to tumble down
  • to hit, to strike
    to deal a blow
  • a hard white substance to protect a broken bone (lit.); casing (fig.)
    a plaster cast
  • a company that is completely controlled by another company
    a subsidiary
  • a strap used to guide a horse (lit.); control (fig.)
    the reins
  • although
    albeit /ɔːlˈbiːɪt/
  • with the help, support or protection of
    under the auspices of
  • preserved as if cherished or sacred
    enshrined in sth
  • a centre of activity
    a hotspot
  • a distraction from main issue
    a soft sideshow
  • ability to answer for one's own actions
    accountability
  • to frame (e.g. one's aspirations in human rights terms)
    to shape
  • debt alleviation
    debt relief
  • not believing in god; heathen
    godless
  • hesitant, uncertain, wavering
    faltering
  • area of authority, jurisdiction
    remit /rɪˈmɪt/
  • to ask earnestly, to beg to obtain
    to plead /ˈpliːd/
  • to maintain through effort
    to uphold (e.g., rights)
  • in suspension
    to keep sth in limbo
  • to cause or mark the start of something new
    to usher in