old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to hang (something) on (something); to throw on (clothes); to hook; to catch; to cheat; to evade payment; to drink (alcohol)
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
indeed; really; truly; very much
within the story (of a book, play, film, etc.)
illustration (e.g. book); picture
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
how many people; a number of people
to trap (into a difficult situation); to put (in a fix); to capture (a castle, fortress, etc.); to take; to drop (something) into
last days; the end; one's fate
to know shame; to have a sense of shame; to be ashamed
enchantress; seductress; vamp
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
courting; wooing; making advances
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
to lie on top of one another; to be in a heap
depiction; description; portrayal
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to a greater or lesser extent (degree); more or less
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
to rouse anger; to provoke wrath; to offend
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
contempt; derision; slight; disdain
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
sense of helplessness; feeling of powerlessness
miserable; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; downhearted; dreary
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
full moon; moon on the 15th day of the month (by the lunar calendar); full moon of the eighth lunar month
moonlight; moon; moonbeams
for a while; for some time; for a period