training period; residency (esp. medical); internship
accidental death; casualty
to come to know; to perceive; to realize; to realise; to become aware (of)
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to put an end (to); to bring to an end; to close the books (on); (lit.) to put a period (at the end of a sentence)
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
to worry (about); to be worried (about); to be troubled (by); to be pained (by); to be distressed (by)
slight; insignificant; small
person killed in action; the war dead
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
suddenly; unexpectedly; by chance; accidentally; lightly; nimbly
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
to go on the defensive; to play it safe
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; reinforcement
(one's) life is not in danger; not life-threatening
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
equal; identical; the same; no different (from); just like; equivalent
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
to be perturbed; to be agitated
heartrending; desperate; hopeless; full of grief
extinction (e.g. of a family); dying out; discontinuation; severance (e.g. of relations); rupture; breaking off
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of a restaurant)
reason; cause; history; origin
attachment; adhesion; insistence; tenacity; fixation; obsession
having little left; having few remaining; running short; running low; scant
bad debt; irrecoverable debt
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
practical; matter-of-fact; realistic; utilitarian; pragmatic
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to take off (another's clothes); to strip someone (of their clothes); to undress
relief; aid; help; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace