with a broad grin; smirking
duty; function; office; mission; task
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
telling others; revealing to others; letting out a secret
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
dark; gloomy; overcast; heavy; leaden; dull
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
January; first month of the lunar calendar
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
seventh day of the month; seven days
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
temple; sacred place; shrine; sanctuary; tabernacle
to deify; to enshrine; to pray; to worship
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
stairs; stairway; staircase
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)