the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
older brother and younger sister
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
substantial matter; significant item
one's personal belongings; one's vicinity; one's daily life; everyday necessities
statistics law; the laws of statistics
significant; meaningful; intentional; volitional
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
pupil; student; schoolchild
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
and then; and so; and; so then
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated