room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
successive generations; successive emperors
languorous; weary; listless; somber; sombre; gloomy
to exude (e.g. sweat); to ooze; to seep out; to reveal itself (of emotions, etc.)
glossy (e.g. hair); sleek; shiny; lustrous
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
beauty; siren; courtesan; prostitute
salvation of one's country
co-existence and co-prosperity
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
being on the ropes; losing ground
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
being a mama's boy; having an (overly) strong attachment to one's mother; Oedipus complex; sexual attraction to one's mother
deed; act; conduct; behavior; asceticism
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
after childbirth; postpartum
recovery after childbirth; growth (of a child)
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
root; origin; source; cause; basis; foundation
one's later years; final years (in life)
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
taste; liking; preference
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
trickery; wiles; finesse; Machiavellism
to whirl; to eddy; to swirl; to whirl around (of feelings, thoughts, etc.); to swirl around; to surge
sincere; earnest; serious
comfort; consolation; diversion
sour look; surly face; pout
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable