for many days; for several days
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
piling up; multiple layers
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
while; even though; despite
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
indeed; really; truly; very much
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
deviation; departure; omission
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
to hint at; to intimate; to suggest; to allude to; to imply
accomplishment; execution
persuasion by tears; using tears to get one's way; sob story
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
in addition; besides this; twice
oneself (itself, etc.); I; me; you; by oneself (itself, etc.); interjection expressing anger or chagrin
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
conceit; hubris; vanity; presumption
to encloud; to make dim; to make dull; to tarnish; to obscure; to darken
grasp; catch; understanding
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to turn completely into; to become completely
endurance; perseverance; patience
many; numerous; various; large number of
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely