在此之际

meanwhile / at the same time

to exist; to be alive / (of sb or sth) to be (located) at / (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

hereto / here

this / these

this; these

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) / him / her / it

during / at the time of

border / edge / boundary / interval / between / inter- / to meet / time / occasion / to meet with (circumstances)