spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to do the job; to do the business
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
entering and leaving hospital
purple clouds; clouds on which Amida Buddha rides to welcome the spirits of the dead
flowers budding; blooming; flowering; showing results; becoming popular; blooming
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
within the year; before the year is out
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
ignorance; innocence; stupidity
that country; (arch.) nirvana
to be imaginable; to be conceivable
anti-; antithesis; fanqie; traditional Chinese spelling system in which two characters are used: the first one for the onset, the second one for rhyme and tone
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
import; importation; introduction; afferent
bilateral relations; relationship between two countries
shaking (something) out; starting point; beginning; drawing (e.g. of a bill); issue; throw (of dice); infusion (remedy)
political disturbance; political change; change of government; political upheaval; overthrowing of a government; coup d'état
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
moving forward (e.g. plans); acceleration (e.g. of payment schedule); front-loading
upward adjustment; upward revision
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
to knock at the gate; to request an apprenticeship; to ask to be made a pupil
in some cases; sometimes; on occasions
assistant; adjunct; lieutenant
to set up; to raise; to nominate; to choose as a representative; to push; to shove
virile; tough; masculine; intense
goodwill ambassador; friendship ambassador
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
United Nations General Assembly; General Assembly of the United Nations
in the following manner; as follows