act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
influential person; man of importance
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
offering a full report to a superior
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
arms buildup; military expansion
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
inaccurate; indistinct; imprecise; unclear; indecisive
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
countermeasure; counter-measure
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
manner of swinging; way of swinging; way of dealing with something
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
joining (a group, team, etc.); enrollment; enrolment
sports-minded; sports-oriented
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
to knock together; to strike against each other; to arrange (e.g. a meeting); to discuss (in advance)
to cut (grass, hair, etc.); to mow; to clip; to trim; to prune; to shear
common knowledge; well-known fact
to overdo; to do too much
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
one meal; one meal (a day)
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
boarding; board; meals; catering; cook
to be late; to be unpunctual
fragment; scrap; cut end; cut-off piece; chip; odds and ends
postwar period; period after Second World War
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
to get an upset stomach; to have diarrhea
to be sooty; to be stained
to lean against; to set against
to start working; to take action
proper; right; reasonable
to decapitate; to take (someone's) head off; to depose; to topple
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting