puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
overwhelming strength; extremely strong person; powerhouse; very strong player; very strong team
series of battles; successive battles
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
war; battle; match; game; competition
completely; entirely; all; in large amounts; a lot
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
confections; sweets; candy; cake
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death
this world; this life; world of the living
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
to make an appearance; to show up
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
spiritual; religious song; spiritual
before very long; soon; someday; one of these days; sooner or later
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
unexpected (but welcome) visitor; rare guest
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to this extent; to this degree; this much
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
peace at any price (attitude); peace idiot; peace senility; complacency about peace
number one; first; best; most; game; round
first part; first volume; prequel
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy