death rate; mortality rate
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
I don't know about ... but; it may be possible for ... but
nowadays; in this day and age
diving; diver; unlicensed (doctor, driver, etc.); unregistered; outsider; stranger
putting an idea into someone's head; suggestion; hint
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
turning another away at the gate or front door; refusing to receive a caller
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
yell (of encouragement); cheering (esp. for a school sports team)
feelings; thoughts; meaning
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to raise one's voice; to lift one's voice; to speak emphatically
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
using the strongest words possible
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
cancer research; cancer research institute; cancer research center (centre)
significant; meaningful; intentional; volitional
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to ask the opinion of (a superior)
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)