tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
postwar period; period after Second World War
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
base (military, expedition, etc.)
to quit one's job; to resign
first generation; founder
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
war; fighting; fierce competition
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
small change; coins; small sum of money
presumption; assumption; estimation
senior high school student
widower; divorced man not remarried; bachelor; single man
expansion; extension; enlargement; escape; ESC
moving; relocation; change of address; transfer (of deeds, property, etc.); demise
second generation; second; junior
three generations; three periods; third generation
night view; night skyline; nightscape
mountain range; mountain belt
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
there; over there; genitals; private parts; that far; that much