rebound; relapse after a diet; regaining lost weight; return of symptoms after withdrawal of medicine
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
postwar period; period after Second World War
to oppress; to persecute; to tyrannize
to do one good; to be beneficial; to be good for the body or mind; to put oneself in the place of ...; to put oneself in (someone's) shoes
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
car; vehicle; van; (train) car; carriage
to get tired of (doing); to lose interest in
near the mark; pretty close; not a bad guess
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
financially scraping by; meagre existence (meager); hand to mouth existence; living one's life without plan; living life day-by-day; taking life one day at a time
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
war experience; experience of war; memories of war
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
packing material (boxes, insulation, shock resistance, etc.)
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to imitate; to follow; to copy; to emulate
to meddle (in someone's affairs); to poke one's nose into; to interfere; to make a pass (at someone); to hit on
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
second generation; second; junior
proverb; maxim; aphorism; Proverbs (book of the Bible)
second; second base; second baseman; second (gear); second (time unit); second (in boxing, etc.)
affectation; pretension; thin veneer; blunt sword with a tempered steel edge
in three days' time; two days after tomorrow
hundred days; lengthy time
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire