originally; by nature; from the start
origin; source; beginning; starting point
than; from; out of; except; but; more
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
Shangdi (supreme deity in ancient Chinese religion); God; Shakra (king of heaven in Hindu mythology); Indra
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
living thing; organism; creature; biology
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
beginning; outset; first; onset
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
war; fighting; fierce competition
the body; the flesh; the outer man; one's physique
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
rule; reign; government; governing
individual; one by one; separate; each
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
-less; lacking; non-existing
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)