spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
and various other things; and many others; and all the rest; and so on and so forth
to take all things together; to include everything; to take account of everything
Northern Europe; Nordic countries; Scandinavia
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to be injured; to sustain a wound
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
the body is honest; your body reveals what you really think (or want)
guilty conscience; feelings of remorse
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
pride; boast; credit (to)
postwar period; period after Second World War
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
as; because; with; due to
disparity of wealth; wealth inequality; social inequality
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
humanity; empathy; kindness; human nature; common sense; customs and manners
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to commit a crime; to do evil
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time