reorganization; reorganisation; reshuffle
decisive battle; deciding match; play-off
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be in difficulties; to be in trouble; to be in a difficult situation
even though; despite; when
reality; actuality; hard fact
participation; joining; entry
postwar period; period after Second World War
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
projection; protrusion; rupture (e.g. of gas); jetting out; prominence; standing out
restoration; repair; mending
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
whether or not; presence or absence
pulverization; pulverisation; reducing to pieces; crushing; smashing
to do together; to share; to participate in
conceptual; ideational; notional; theoretical; academic
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
spread; extension; influence; aftereffect; ripple
apprehension; misgivings; uneasiness; fear; anxiety
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
to watch to the end; to ascertain; to determine; to know thoroughly; to obtain a deep understanding of
very cautious person; very prudent person; very discreet person
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
starting late; late departure
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
notification; pre-1886 administrative order
dealing with; coping with
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to