several years; a few years
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
attendance; participation; presence
to mourn over the death of
like this; this sort; this way
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
preface; introduction; preamble
small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
blood relationship; blood relations; being genetically related
I see; that's right; indeed
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
affinity; feeling of closeness (with someone); feeling of kinship
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
to harm; to cause harm to
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
to be silent; to say nothing
the big two...; two major...; two main...
rebellion; uprising; insurrection; (arch.) treason
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
threat; intimidation; menace
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
after an interval of ... years; for the first time in ... years
to recollect; to remember; to reminisce; to imagine; to guess; to infer
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
death (of an emperor); demise
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal