puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
wholly (due to); entirely; solely; earnestly; intently; sincerely
innumerable; countless; numberless
to be entwined; to be involved
friend and foe; enemies and allies; both sides
to say no more; to sink into silence
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to dust; to remove dust; to slap; to hit (with the palm); to use up money
meaning; connotation; denotation
serious; severe; grave; acute
old master; old teacher; old monk; aged priest
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
to be reminded of; to call to mind
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
such ... as; or some such
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
familiar (spirit or otherwise magical creature which aids a magician or sorcerer); familiar spirit
to get along; to add (one's own concordant voice, etc.)
that is to say; so that means
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
ago; since; before; previous
old enemy; longtime enemy; arch-enemy; traditional rival; longstanding foe
religious organization; religious organisation
interior; inside; internal
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to originate with; to start with; to stem from
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
due form; official; formality
person of paramount authority; supreme wielder of power
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days