postwar period; period after Second World War
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
robust health; able-bodied
hating to lose; always wanting to win; unyielding; competitive
to continue for a long time; to undergo a repeated series
mental; spiritual; emotional
blow; shock; strike; batting
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
oral instruction or teaching or method
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
broad overview; general survey
sickroom; hospital room; ward
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum)
the end (of); last time (doing); finishing up; closing
New Year's Day; New Year's morning; morning of New Year's Day
hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
to mark the end; to spell the end
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
physiological; physical; visceral; instinctive; in one's guts