女神殿

 
1. to omit (a vowel, consonant, 
or 
syllable) in pronunciation. 

2. to suppress; omit; ignore; pass over.
3. Law. to annul or quash. 


 　
Postscript noting the fates of certain characters conveniently elides the sad and/or ironic destinies awaiting some of them. 


confiscate
bluff
buff
is getting his edges [buffed] by Raymond's [ingratiating] eccentricities and attachment [to] routine. 
divest
sequence in which Sister Luke [divests] herself of her religious [robes], dons street garb, and walks out to an uncertain future.
Debilitate