postwar period; period after Second World War
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
single-handedly (usu. of a male raising children); on one's own; as a single father
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
unit (e.g. meters, grams, etc.); denomination; unit (i.e. one comprised of many); group; credit (in school, university, etc.); point
fantastic; grotesque; strange-looking; suspicious-looking
warm (treatment, reception, etc.); kind; cordial; hospitable; courteous; respectful
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
one's own child; one's own children
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
widower; divorced man not remarried; (long-term) bachelor
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to introduce; to compare; to check; to adjust; to pull into place
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
person who has been through a lot; worldly-wise person; one who has seen it all
true character; real nature
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
to bite and tear; to bite a hole in
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
kindness (shown by others); courtesy; favor; favour; good offices
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.); quitting
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to care for someone; to look after someone
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
vague; unclear; elusive; hazy
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
to have meaning; to be meaningful
otherwise; or else; if not
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to leave one's footprints; to leave one's mark on; to leave a message (behind)
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
to graduate from a university
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)