compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
at that time; in those days
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
adult (esp. person 20 years old or over); grownup; becoming an adult; coming of age; growing up (to be a man, woman)
to mash; to grind; to pulverize; to dissipate (a fortune); to run through; to lose
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
pre-war days; before the war
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)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
temporary name; provisional name
revival; reconstruction; restoration; rebuilding; recovery; renaissance
on the way; en route; in the process of (development, construction, etc.); in the middle of
invasion; raid; attack; visitation (of a calamity)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
establishment; settlement
combat ship; combat vessel
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
strength; power; proficiency; ability
outbreak of war; starting a war
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
shortage; scarcity; dearth; famine
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
final; eventual; ultimate
Chinese "star" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); Singapore