to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
running about; making every effort (to do); busying oneself (with); being busily engaged (in); good offices; efforts
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
memories; recollections; reminiscence
expectation; anticipation; forecast
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to make a great fuss; to raise a hue and cry; to make an uproar; to clamour
postwar period; period after Second World War
bad reputation; infamy; ill repute; unfavorable criticism; unfavourable criticism
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
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)
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
work; business; company; study
physical work; manual labour (labor)
nature of the locality; character of a place; local colour; local color
forcefulness of speech; influential voice
overall; general; as a whole
national traits; national characteristic; character of the inhabitants of a nation
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
windy; windswept; harshly treated; greatly criticized
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to begin talking; to open up
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
treason; treachery; mutiny; rebellion; insurrection
(idle) curiosity; fancifulness; eccentricity; person with unusual tastes; eccentric; oddball
love romance; love story; romance; romance story; romantic fiction
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
reality; actuality; hard fact
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very