Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
broadband; brokers' broker
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
sandstorm; noise (video); snow
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
next; secondly; subsequently
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
suppression (of a riot, revolt, etc.); repression; putting down; quelling
to be choked up; to be crushed (emotionally); to be overcome (with emotion); to be shocked; to be horrified
older sister and younger brother
child (esp. a boy); viscount; founder of a school of thought (esp. Confucius); master; masters and philosophers (categorization of Chinese classical literature); (arch.) you; -er (i.e. man who spends all his time doing ...)
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
pride; dignity; self-worth
to jump at; to leap at; to fly at; to spring at; to pounce on
young person; youth; young
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
help; rescue; salvation; solace; (religious) salvation; (Christian) grace
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
becoming a pupil (of); becoming an apprentice
rod; pole; stick; fishing rod
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
left in a state of neglect; left to go to ruin; left to run wild (e.g. of a garden)
to be tripped up; to be too drunk to stand
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
country-bred; raised in the country
chance (of success); odds
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to have a chill run down one's spine