postwar period; period after Second World War
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
clearly miraculous; remarkably miraculous; striking
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
relatively; comparatively
resting at times; with careful thought; after proper consideration
serious look (on one's face); straight face
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear)
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
(excessive) flattery; smarminess; fawning
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
carbonization; carbonisation
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
angry; indignant; wrathful; enraged
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
appearance; features; looks
to take notice (of); to pay attention (to)
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to flatly refuse; to reject; to spurn
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
retiring from military service
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
detention; custody; confinement; internment
prison guard; jailer; gaoler
iron grill; iron grille; iron lattice; prison
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
minimum; at the very least
military discipline; military regulations; military rules
offender; transgressor; violator
(prison) inmate; detainee; internee; in-patient (hospital); resident (institution)
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
multi-person cell; shared cell
single-person cell; solitary cell; solitary confinement cell
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case