next generation; future generation
information; news; report; reward; retribution
mourning (dead persons); memorial
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to be shut; to close; to be firm (of a body, face, etc.); to be well-knit; to be locked; to tighten
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
Nanking Massacre (1937); Rape of Nanking
photo exhibition; exhibition of photographs; photograph exhibition; photographic exhibition
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
failure; mistake; blunder
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)