brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
to slaughter; to massacre; to butcher; to defeat soundly; to overpower; to vanquish
win; victory; beautiful scenery; scenic spot; counter for wins
undefeated; unbeatable; invincible
king; monarch; ruler; champion
reigning; controlling; dictating
to have a showdown; to settle (e.g. a dispute)
postwar period; period after Second World War
in the early period (of something); at the beginning
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
public finance; financial affairs; financial situation
fiery chariot (which carries the souls of sinners into hell); desperate financial situation; dire straits
simultaneous; all at once
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
government; administration
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
to think of; to come up with
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to go out of fashion
never ceasing; never ending; endless
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
survival; survivor; relic
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
older sister; elder sister
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
prevailing view; common opinion; general consideration
to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
way one ages; aging (gracefully, etc.)