postwar period; period after Second World War
practical; actual; de facto; in essence; in all but name
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
personality; character; individuality; personhood
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
clergyman; churchman; clergy
exemplar; model; example; pattern
to spread; to extend; to unfold; to open; to scatter about; to spread around
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
later; afterwards; future; after one's death; (arch.) descendant
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
that; the matter in question
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
way of solving (a problem); solution
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
way (of doing); manner; method; means
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
perfect; complete; flawless
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to take advantage (of someone's weaknesses, carelessness, etc.); to impose on
(opening of a) wound; cut
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough