postwar period; period after Second World War
league; federation; union; alliance
study; research; investigation
under control (e.g. of territory)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
small build; small stature; petite; small pattern
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; momentum
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
snuggling; nuzzling; cuddling
to rub on; to rub against; to wipe on; to strike (a match)
sniff; sniff-sniff (esp. an animal); whining; whimpering
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
dozens; scores of; decades
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
short (in height); stumpy; tiny; short (trousers, etc.); undersized
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
disrespect; irreverence; impiety; blasphemy; profanity
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to cast a shadow; to appear; to loom (of a threat, etc.); to manifest (of symptoms, etc.)
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
to put on (lower-body clothing, e.g. pants, skirt, footwear); to wear; to affix (a sword to one's hip); (arch.) to affix (a bowstring to a bow)
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to attempt; to test; to try out