exhaustion; fatigue; impoverishment; (financial) exhaustion; ruin
end of war; cessation of hostilities
the point just before; the point of doing; the verge of happening
early post war period; immediately after the war
number one; first; best; most; game; round
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to chuckle to oneself; to gloat (over)
anything and everything; just about everything
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
so; like this; in this way
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
opposition; resistance; insubordination; defiance; hostility; rebellion
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
breath; breathing; tone; mood
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
chewiness; firmness; feel of food while being chewed; challenge (e.g. work, book); toughness
to pretend not to see; to turn one's back on
to comb upwards; to brush up (a loose strand of hair); to turn up a lamp wick
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset