depopulation; declining population
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
sales; selling; marketing
pay; salary; to pay (off); to be profitable; heroin
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
amount of money; sum of money
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to abandon; to give up on; to desert
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
severe; strict; tough; hard
to be too late; to be too slow
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to watch over; to watch attentively
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
monetary; financial; pecuniary
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
grasp; catch; understanding
using as an intermediary; through
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence