still, as always, as usual, as ... as ever, same old story

idea, invention

ambiguity, obscurity, opacity

to encounter; to meet; to come across

to fan / (of wind, archaic) to blow

pallid, wan, pale / bluish-white

an infant; a baby

room; space / a gap / unused time / a vacancy

be amazed, astonished

(linguistics) accent (stronger articulation) / (linguistics) intonation / (music) accent, emphasis, stress / (fashion, design) an accessory, an accent piece