shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
classification; categorization; sorting
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
while; during; while; although; all; both
nature; property; disposition
every conceivable; every single; every possible; all kinds of
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
soul; spirit; departed soul; ghost
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 through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
simple substance (e.g. chemical); something standing alone; separate item; solo item
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
concentration (of efforts, forces, etc.); gathering together; regimentation; marshalling; mobilization
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
already; now; no longer; not any more
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
accepting; consenting; agreeing; submission; compliance; agreement
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
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
dissent; disagreement; disapproval; objection; refusal
again; once more; a second time
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
declaration; proclamation; announcement
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling