belief; faith; conviction
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
ancillary; incidental; accompanying
man proposes, God disposes; (lit.) man does what man can do then awaits the verdict of heaven (or fate)
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to happen to have on hand or in stock
sophism; chop logic; far-fetched argument; quibble; cavil; argument for argument's sake
natural span of life; 250 years old
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
to end one's life; to end one's days; to die
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
going around in circles; circling a temple; roll-call vote
word game; wordplay; playing with words
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
conclusion; resolution; gathering and bundling; convergence; focusing (e.g. light); convergence
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
to put an end (to); to close the books (on)
whispering; whisper; secret talk; murmur
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
true character; true heart; true spirit
accumulation; accumulate; store
insane; crazy; nuts; out of one's mind
mountain climber; mountaineer
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
several times (as large, over)
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
one-by-one; separately; in detail
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
globular shape; spherical shape
gas tank; gasholder; gasometer
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality