postwar period; period after Second World War
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
survivor's pension or annuity
to crown; to cap; to prefix with; to start with; to begin with
to take one's leave; to excuse oneself; to resign (from); to step down; to decline; to turn down
seat of honor; seat of honour; head of the table; head
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
suspected criminal; suspect
to insist on; to persist in; to be obstinate
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
ruler and ruled; master and servant
my sincere congratulations; please accept my congratulations
end of war; cessation of hostilities
all right; very well; there, there; patting (e.g. a child on the head); stroking
consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
forgetting; lapse of memory
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
eternal; everlasting; unchangeable; invariant
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
telephone call; telephone (device)
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
adult; grown-up; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
one's real father; natural father; biological father
to surrender; to give in; to yield; to submit; (lit.) to bend one's knee
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
companion; follower; attendant; retinue
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other