to be beyond words; to defy description
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
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, stepping quickly); 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, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
underhanded; unfair; makeshift; stopgap
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 (taxonomy)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
Chinese firebird; Chinese phoenix
festival; feast; carnival
sender; consignor; remitter
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
a few hours; several hours; about two to six hours
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)
whole story; full picture; full particulars
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 something (wall, body, etc.); to pierce (e.g. with an arrow or a look)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another