to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
element; component; factor; element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
while; even though; despite
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
now; the present time; just now; another; more
end; close; conclusion; termination
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
ten; 10; ten years of age
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
last chapter (book, etc.)
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
one or two; a couple; a few; first and second (place); the top two
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar