to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied (e.g. physics, linguistics, research)
functional unit (e.g. in analog computing)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following
becoming clear; coming to light; being ascertained; being identified; being confirmed
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to hang over; to shroud; to enshroud; to envelop; to screen
dark clouds; threatening signs; ominous indications
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
to strike; to hit; to attack; to bash; to sound out (someone's views); to pound (meat or fish); to chop into small pieces
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
furnished with; including; attached to; impression; appearance; luck; sociality
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
few decades; many decades; several decades
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
life expectancy (at birth); average life span; mean lifetime
rising; ascending; climbing
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
remarkable; striking; obvious
tendency; trend; inclination
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
this world; this life; world of the living
end; ending; close; end of (one's) life; death
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
to shout; to cry (out); to scream; to clamor (for or against); to advocate; to insist
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
aging society; ageing society
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
reaching a peak; reaching the limit; plateauing; maxing out