pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
to be handed down from generation to generation
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
few decades; many decades; several decades
at a young age; while still young
inner parlor; inner parlour; salon; living room
allied nation; ally; Central Powers (in WWI)
neutral country; neutral power
place of residence; dwelling place
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
one machine; one aircraft; one life
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; forest land; mountains and forests
fall; crash (of an aircraft)
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
to be gouged; to be hollowed; to become hollow
ruins; wreckage; wreck; broken remains; debris
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to be injured; to sustain a wound
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
person of culture; cultured person
injured person; wounded person
to take a turn for the better (of an illness, patient, etc.); to begin to improve; to begin to recover; to convalesce
sepsis; septicemia; blood poisoning
outbreak of an illness; onset of a condition; appearance of symptoms
weakness; debility; breakdown; prostration
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
enemy territory; hostile place
to die (of a person); to have one's life come to a close
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
reconnaissance plane; spy plane
department; bureau; section; part
reference check (e.g. for a job)
weak (constitution); sickly; feeble; in poor health
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
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