early post war period; immediately after the war
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
band (e.g. conduction, valence); belt (e.g. Van-Allen, asteroid, etc.)
to have an uneasy conscience
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
that child; that kid; that boy; (arch.) you
all eyes; public attention
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
declaration; statement; proclamation
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
if it is the case that ...
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
wounded person; injured person
fifth day of the month; five days
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
cool; calm; composed; easy; simple
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
based on; built on; made from
the same generation; coeval
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
sleep-talking; nonsense; gibberish
repeatedly; several times; many times
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
for dear life; barely escaping alive
position; location; base; point; site
to play a leading role; to play a central part
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means