to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
again; once more; a second time
pre-war days; before the war
prosperity; thriving; flourishing
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
government; administration
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
cultural assets; cultural property
restoration (to original state or location); reconstruction; reversion
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
brimming with health (vigor, vigour); full of vitality; full of health
declaration; proclamation; announcement
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to square one's shoulders
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
taking (a suspect to the police); dragging (someone) away
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
needless fear; groundless apprehension; unfounded worry
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
clop clop; rumble rumble; sound of something being boiled
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound