to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
declining birth rate and aging population
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
now; the present time; just now; another; more
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
car; automobile; vehicle; wheel; castor; caster
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to drink; to swallow; to smoke (tobacco); to swallow up; to engulf; to suppress (one's anger, bitter feelings, etc.); to keep down
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
to become better; to improve
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
feature (e.g. newspaper); special edition; report
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
government; administration; ministry
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
how; in what way; how about
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?