after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
rage; fury; exasperation; indignation
pre-war days; before the war
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
proper; respectable; decent; (arch.) entirely; (arch.) completely; (arch.) wholly
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to roll up (sleeves, skirt, etc.); to tuck up; to pull up
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
various places; several sources
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
child consultation center; children's welfare center
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
to support; to maintain; to bring up; to raise; to adopt (a child); to cultivate (a habit, a quality, etc.)
unripe; green; immature; immature; inexperienced; unskilled
sweet (flavour); sweet (of alcohol); sweet (e.g. melody); pleasant (e.g. atmosphere); suite (in a hotel); suite
single (room); room for one; private room (in a restaurant, etc.); private dining room; (toilet) stall
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
convenient; handy; useful
tool; implement; means; furniture
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
food, clothing and shelter; necessities of life
to resort to violence; to behave violently; to use force
incorrect answer; wrong solution; incorrect interpretation
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); because ...; for good reason; there is a (good) reason that ...
the same generation; coeval
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; poor-looking
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest