regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
muddy water; red-light district
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
even; even if ...; even though ...; because ...; as ...; with the purpose of ...
to investigate thoroughly; to research thoroughly; to master; to understand completely
recommendation (of a person for a position); nomination
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
young person; youth; young
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
name; given name; first name
something; some kind of; for some reason
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
several hundred; hundreds (of)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
mankind; the human creature; fellow creatures
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
use; utilization; utilisation; application
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
to be shrouded in mist; to be enveloped in fog
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to (finally) arrive at; to reach (at last); to (manage to) get to; to find one's way to