poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
give up; relinquish; serve up; let loose
(religious) precept; discipline; commandment; mitzvah
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
spirit of a deceased person; the Holy Ghost; the Holy Spirit
to mourn for; to grieve for; to condole with (the bereaved family, etc.); to hold a memorial service for; to hold a funeral service for
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
not long has passed since ...
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
post-war recovery; post-war reconstruction
wise; sensible; well-advised; intelligent; sagacious; prudent
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
trailing; chasing after; imitation; copy
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
to join together; to combine; to join up
wistful; desirous of; hungry-looking; greedy-looking
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
to get back to normal; to get back into one's stride; to get back into the swing of it
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality