postwar period; period after Second World War
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to blindstitch the inside of a fold with (equally spaced) threadings (i.e. pulling shoe lacing tight)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
position; opening; employment
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to affect; to impact; to influence
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
First World War (1914-1918); World War I; (lit.) Great European War
forwarding or transportation industry
disaster; calamity; misfortune
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
ji (ancient Chinese halberd)
long-handled Chinese spear; lance; weapon; arms; grip of a bow; parade float decorated with long-handled Chinese spears
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
close connection; deep involvement; close relationship
tension; mental strain; nervousness
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
exceedingly; extremely; decisively
exalting; raising; enhancing; rousing up
army; armed forces; military authorities; team; group
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
repulse; repelling (e.g. the enemy); driving back
surplus-; excess-; over-; per- (chemical with more of a certain element than found in other compounds of the same constituents)
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
all-out attack; general offensive
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
image; figure; figure; form; image
huge win; overwhelming victory
next; secondly; subsequently
occupying; having (an area) all to oneself; military occupation; possession; capture
capitulation; surrender; submission; yield