network disturbance; communication failure; telecommunication malfunction
bad influence; negative influence
sea level rise; rise in sea level
to count up; to enumerate
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
blow; shock; strike; batting
external pressure; outside pressure; foreign pressure
to cause someone's death; to cause someone to die; to kill
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
enterprise; business; company; corporation
net weight; useful part; actual content; real; effective
to mellow (e.g. personality); to be rounded; to huddle; to cower
surely; certainly; without doubt
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
our country; our land; one's own country
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
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
one color; one colour; one article; same tendency; everyone being caught up in the same thing
eschatology; doomsday theory; apocalypticism
to make an example of; to make a victim of; to hold up somebody (something) to ridicule; to pierce with a spear
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
burning at the stake; burning to death
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
Franckenstein; Frankenstein
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
body; physical system; (the) person
variation; rogue (something)
inducing; causing; triggering; giving rise to
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose