shining of the sun / drought / lack of (especially something deemed essential or important)

(archaic) to continue / (archaic) to occur immediately or instantly / (archaic) to chronicle / (archaic) to connect

to continue / to happen consecutively, continue in a row / to lead to / to succeed, follow after

sequel; continuation

area, district, particular geographic region

long / (time) long, lengthy

chief, head, leader

strong point / (music) major / chief, head, leader

long / lengthy

a surname