to strain (one's ears, eyes); to prick up (one's ears)
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
can do nothing but ...; have no choice but to ...; there is nothing to do but ...; cannot help ...
posterity; future generations; future life
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to (go and) do; to make (a blunder, mess, etc.); to perpetrate; to achieve; to accomplish; to pull off
ancestor; forefather; foremother
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
(present) head of a family
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
monolith; large slab of rock; unity (of a group, organization, etc.); unanimity; solidarity
because of; on account of; about; on; per; for every
to (seem) eager to; to want to; to be anxious to
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to show respect for; to revere; to honour; to honor; to worship; to hold in esteem
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
trouble; bother; annoyance
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
ban on entering (a building, venue, etc.)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
being left out; being ostracized
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going
already; now; no longer; not any more
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
change; changing; vicissitudes; fading; waning
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
to subsist; to keep on living
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
proud; having a prominent nose
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
love of drink; fondness for alcohol; person who likes to drink; drinker
sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing