great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
to give up on; to turn one's back on; to abandon; to forsake; to desert; to leave
power; authority; influence
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to crumble away; to collapse
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
wave motion; undulation; surge; wave
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; babble; gibberish; jargon
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
to close one's eyes; to lower one's eyelids; to shut one's eyes; to die; to breathe one's last
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
wyvern (two-legged dragon); wivern
detestable; despicable; abhorrent
wisdom; intelligence; sagacity
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
golden age; prime; heyday; season (for fruit, vegetables, etc.); best time
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
to rot; to decay; to die in obscurity; to be forgotten with time
weakening; emaciation; decline
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
a considerable number; a fair number
deterioration (in quality, performance, etc.); degradation; worsening; (visible) aging; becoming unattractive (due to aging)
shallow thinking; imprudence; rashness; quick temper; short temper
to expedite; to encourage; to spur (on)
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to tilt (esp. head); to lean; to incline; to slant
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
to have a lot on one's shoulders; to bear a lot of responsibility
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
unexpressed; unspoken; implied; implicit
with all due respect, but...; I don't mean to talk back, but...
rudeness; impoliteness; discourtesy; insolence
to be subject to punishment; to be punished
civilian in military employ
to warn against; to caution against; to admonish; to scold; to prohibit; to forbid; (arch.) to be cautious