miracle(a shocking action)

with a will, you can achieve anything (idiom); cf 精誠所至， 精诚所至，金石为开

rape and loot(rapes and robberies)

a strong gale and a torrentialdownpour

meet again after a long separation

cut off from the long to supply the deficiency of the short

build an enterprise through arduous efforts

unswerving

help those in distress and aid those in peril

friends only for wining and dining together

pretence of affection and goodness

original

win promotion

be terribly frightened

veteran soldiers and bold officers

no more

have poise(bear oneself well)

play for safety(put on the skid)

have the completion of a project well in sight(estimate exactly how much time is needed to complete a project)

keep one's mouth shut