understanding (of people's circumstances and feelings); perceptiveness; sympathy; wisdom
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
fierce; intense; severe; violent; strong; vehement
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
suitable; satisfactory; desirable
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
postwar period; period after Second World War
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
and; thereupon; because of that
1,000,000; one million; million; many
obstinate; stubborn; inflexible
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
bluff; false show of power; bold front
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
should; must; -able; probably; likely
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to understand; to be convinced; to be satisfied
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious