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權勢 power of position;
威勢 pomp and power;
勢燄薰天 one's position and power dominate the world (“flame darkens the sky”);
趨炎附勢 cater to those in power;
仗勢 rely on the protection of s.o. in power;
狗仗人勢 said of servant (“dog”) bullying others because of master's power and position.
(2) Direction and force of movement: 火勢 the way fire spreads;
水勢 the force and direction of the current;
手勢 hand gesture, way of striking;
姿勢 posture, grace of movement (standing, walking, sitting).
(3) Situation in combat: 得勢 successful, gains advantage in combat;
勢均力敵 their strength and advantage of situation match each other;
勢窮力竭 in a deplorable plight and powerless;
攻勢，兵勢 force of attacking army;
勢如破竹 smashes into enemy territory “like splitting bamboo”--without effort.
(4) Situation in gen.: 情勢，形勢 situation, the way things look;
地勢，山勢 the lay of the land, mountains;
事勢，大勢 the trend of events;
乘勢，趁勢 take advantage of situation;
大勢不佳 situation deplorable, not tenable;
勢難兼顧 situation is such one cannot look after both at the same time;
勢不兩立 one of the two must be destroyed;
勢成騎虎 in the position of one riding a tiger--unable to get down and dangerous to go on;
勢所必至 is bound to come;
勢將，勢必 it will, it certainly will, by force of circumstances.
(5) (LL) male genitals: 去其勢 to castrate.
2.勢利 [shi4li4]2, adj., snobbish; 勢利眼 snobbery, judging people by wealth and power.
3.勢派（兒） [shi4pai4] ([shi4pa4er0]), n., style of personality; pomp and circumstance.
4.勢頭 [shi4tou2], n., prestige, power, the way things look.
5.勢要 [shi4yao4], n., those in power.