postwar period; period after Second World War
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
appointing to a responsible post; making much of
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
process; course; mechanism
traditional; from ancient times; formerly
sense of values; values; value system
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
aggression; invasion; raid
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
to recall; to remember; to recollect
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
than; from; out of; except; but; more
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
don't you think?; indicates question
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
other; another; over; more than; I; me
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
really; truly; indeed; good grief
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life