before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
the five fingers; leading five; top five
shading; shielding from light
to bestow (esp. of a god); to grant
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
deeply religious; devout; godly; faithful
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
hard to get; hard to come by
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
flowery words; rhetorical flourishes
fort; fortress; stronghold; fortification
to settle (in a place); to settle down
influential person; man of importance
universal medicine; cure-all; panacea
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to change completely; to change suddenly
to cure an illness; to cure a disease
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
literature; books (reference); document
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
knowing; (an) acquaintance
small number; few; minority
mission; errand; task; duty; obligation