transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
to be furious; to seethe with anger; to have one's blood boiling
readiness to die; (in the) face of death
to decrease; to be reduced; to reduce; to lessen; to subtract; to deduct
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to make merry; to be festive
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements; e.g. trembling, quick steps); gradual; bit by bit
continuously; constantly; incessantly
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to distinguish; to recognize; to recognise; to tell apart; to differentiate
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, crisis, etc.); overcoming; surmounting; bringing under control
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
festival; feast; carnival; matsuri
sender; consignor; remitter
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
several hours; a few hours
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
full view; total picture; whole story; full particulars; all the details
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
to shoot through (a wall, the heart, etc.); to go through; to pierce; to hit (e.g. the bull's-eye)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to do without being seen (by); to do behind (someone's) back; to do without the knowledge of (e.g. one's parents)
to backfire; to have a harmful result
grave marker; gravestone; headstone; writing on a headstone (name, date of death, etc.)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly