absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
second generation; second; junior
complete change; reform; restoration; remodeling; remodelling; renewal
parting gift; remembrance; aftereffect
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
outdoors; outside; open air; fields; outskirts; suburbs
verdant; fresh and green; bright green; lush
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
all times and places; all ages and countries
armed forces; military; troops
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
preparedness for death; do-or-die spirit
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
explosive; blasting powder
to fasten (something or someone) to; to tie (to); to fix; to bind
piece of meat; cut of meat
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
transcendence; transcendency; transcendental; to transcend; to rise above