pitiful; heartbreaking; heartrending; touching; tragic; sad
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
visit to console someone; giving comfort (to the sick, injured, etc.); expressing condolences (sympathy, concern, etc.); sympathy call
party; group; crew; company (of troops); corps; unit
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
people (of a country); nation; citizen; national
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
factory worker; craftsman; artisan
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
newsprint; newspaper used for wrapping, packing, etc.; newspaper
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
cheerful; bright; clear; clean; honest
lively; vigorous; sprightly; animated; vivid
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
at first; initially; in the beginning
dozens; scores of; decades
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
day by day; every day; by the day
troops; group members; team members
large number (of); many; majority
supporter; sponsor; patron; backer
to put effort into; to strain; to put strength into; to put forth effort
curiously; curiously enough; oddly enough; to the point of being mysterious; to the extent of being strange
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
wealthy person; millionaire
donation; contribution; endowment
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much