(divine) providence; dispensation
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
power; might; authority; influence
authority; power; function
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
to conquer (e.g. an enemy); to defeat; to overcome (a difficulty); to out-hit
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
material; substance; matter
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing...)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
distant; remote; isolated
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
reason; cause; circumstances
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
natural calamity; disaster
submitting to (a demand, one's fate, etc.); putting up with; resigning oneself to; accepting (without complaint)
beforehand; in advance; previously
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
it cannot be helped; there's nothing for it; it's no use fighting back; it's hopeless; there is no way out of it
disaster; accident; calamity; catastrophe
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally