poor (quality, conditions, etc.); bad; inferior; poor-quality
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
to get tired of; to tire of; to lose interest in; to become sated; to become satiated; to have one's fill
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
engraving a seal; engraved seal; engraving; inscribing; brand (i.e. a mark of disgrace); stamp
witch hunt (persecution of people accused of witchcraft); witch hunt (persecution of people considered a danger to society)
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
(beheading) block; guillotine; scaffold
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
fragment; small piece; scrap; shred (e.g. of emotion); trace; bit
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
burning at the stake; burning to death
death by hanging; execution by hanging
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
opening; gap; dried and opened fish; extension
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote