painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
postwar period; period after Second World War
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
young person; youth; young
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
diligent application (to work or study); cultivating one's character by studying hard; mutual encouragement (to improve); working hard together; friendly rivalry
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
disqualification; elimination; incapacity; being unfit for one's role; being a failure
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
self-torturing; masochistic
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
carrying in (esp. heavy objects, artwork, furniture); bringing in; taking in
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
major agricultural country; agricultural power; agripower
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
fast (walking); quick; brisk; quick (passing of time); rapid; swift
maximum; max; mux (multiplexor)
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
news; word; tidings; omen
it is not possible (to, that); there is no such thing as
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
parroting back; repeating (something one was told) like a parrot
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart