accurate plans and shrewd calculations(crafty plan)

be old and unfit for anything

Little strokes fell great oaks.

Strange wind and rain

Overspread

find each other congenial(suit each other perfectly)

go from bad to worse

get ready for action

a worthless death struggle over a trifling matter

a worthless person in imposing attire

as thick as blackberries(exceedingly numerous)

have no concern with(entirely unrelated)

a butterfly in a dream

Extremely frightened

sell offices and barter ranks

gleaming

Black and white

fool's paradise

Die of gold

packed closely layer upon layer