The Divine Comedy

difficult to understand; or not known by the great majority of people

anger—often accompanied by bitterness

false accusation against a person

easily moved to anger; or characterized by anger

indirect — while traveling somewhere, or in saying or doing something

to restrict something within set limits; or draw a circle around or surround

a list of items or a collection — especially a publication containing a variety of works

or:

a concise but comprehensive summary of a subject area

guilt for a misdeed; or a feeling that it would be wrong to do something

hide or disguise the truth without outright lying

of or associated with a church — especially a Christian Church

a short text in memory of a dead person — especially text written on a tombstone

avoid and stay away from deliberately

atone (demonstrate sorrow for a wrong either by doing something good to make up for the wrong, or accepting punishment)

something that cannot be put into words

to insert between other elements; or to interrupt or stop action by others

habitual; or something of long standing

serve as a sign of something about to happen — typically something bad

a phrase that highlights similarity between things of different kinds — usually formed with "like" or "as"

as in "It's like looking for a needle in a haystack," or "She is as quiet as a mouse."

staying still or not developing