comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
large bird; peng (in Chinese mythology, giant bird said to transform from a fish); fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
composition; formation; organization; organisation; compilation
feng (male Chinese firebird)
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
devastating; catastrophic; crushing
torch (made of pine, bamboo, reed, etc.); flambeau; torchlight
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
because of; owing to; due to
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to hold (in one's hand); to take (into one's hand); to own; to obtain
hostility; antagonism; opposition
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
incident; affair; happening; event
good prospects; full of hope; promising
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to claim victims; to leave casualties
distress; wretched condition
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
to become fine (of fabric); to be checkmated; to be hard pressed; to be at a loss
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
main cause; primary factor
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden