explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
infectivity; infectious capacity; transmissibility
around the world; throughout the world
infected person; carrier (e.g. of a virus)
breeding; propagation; reproduction; multiplication; increase
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
physical weariness; sense of fatigue; washed-out feeling
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
at the same time; concurrently; simultaneously; coinciding (with)
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
to change (into); to turn (into); to transform (into); to influence
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to build a nest; to nest; to hang out (of a bad group); to be based (in); to lodge (in one's mind; of an evil thought, delusion, etc.); to be planted
distinction; discrimination
every one (of them); (one and) all; without exception; to a man; to the last person
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
(present) head of a family
at that time; in those days
to rule over; to govern; to command; to integrate; to consolidate; to unite
powerful person; influential person
supreme command; direction over all
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
to rule; to govern; to reign over; to subdue; to suppress; to quell
dead person; (the) deceased; (the) dead; casualties
comparatively; relatively; fairly; considering ...; for ...; despite ...
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid