unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
worldwide financial crisis; global depression
turmoil; chaos; confusion
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
(death from) starvation; starving to death
dark age; hard times; winter years
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
it hasn't been long since
residing; living; dwelling
(social) class; rank; grade
postwar period; period after Second World War
to be scattered; to straggle; to be found here and there
natural voice (without a microphone)
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
to come out completely; to be fully expressed (of views, ideas, etc.); to be aired fully; to be exhausted; to run out
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
intentional; deliberate; contrived; artificial
substance; essence; entity; subject; content; reality
(not) anyone; (not) a single person; no one; nobody
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
transfer; assignment; conveyance
pair; two kinds; two ways
duty; function; office; mission; task; role
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
French; French food; French cuisine
well-known store; famous shop
multi-course menu; multi-course dining
pleasant (of a sensation); comfortable; cheerful; happy; smooth (of function); working well
natural growth; wild growth
Japanese elm (Ulmus davidiana var. japonica)
alternately; by turns; one after the other