story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to go into; to come into; to penetrate; to become complicated
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
reading (farsighted) glasses; spectacles for the aged
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as ...; expresses a command
to be anxious (about); to be concerned (about); to think out (e.g. a plan); to work out; to investigate
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
in the same way as; just like
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
air battle; dog fight; aerial battle
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
news of someone's death; obituary
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
end of war; cessation of hostilities
happiness; well-being; joy; welfare; blessedness
heaps of corpses all around
to prostrate oneself (before)
to make a copy (of); to copy (down); to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
air-raid shelter; bomb shelter
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
forcibly; by force; against one's will
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
postwar period; period after Second World War
first generation; founder
head (of an office, laboratory, etc.); chief
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
peerless; matchless; unparalleled; unrivalled; unequalled; incomparable
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that