to enjoy (a person's) favor (favour)
to breathe out; to exhale
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
after that (a substantive change occurred)
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
unbroken; uninterrupted; continuous
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to leave this world; to die
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
to visit and comfort or console; to go to see (e.g. someone in hospital); to ask after (e.g. someone's health); to attack; to hit; to strike
several years; a few years
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
oracle; revelation; divine message
retainer; subject; vassal; servant
cessation; (coming to an) end
abundant harvest; bumper crop
frail; having a weak constitution; being in poor health
to take back; to recapture
to name; to call; to christen; to term
warfare; the maelstrom of war; disorder brought about by war
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
descendant; progeny; offspring
conviction; belief; confidence
conveying (an intention, meaning, etc.); communicating; (verbal) message; word (from someone); tradition; folklore
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse; to make a pretext of
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
assertion; declaration; affirmation
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal