thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
influencer (e.g. on social media)
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
social; societal; societary
to concern; to be related
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
living by oneself; living alone
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
eradication; extermination; destruction; suppression
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
to be crowded with people; to be bustling with; to prosper; to flourish; to do thriving business
(on the) sea; surface of the sea
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
consideration; taking into account
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
special ward; special economic zone (China); special administrative region of China (e.g. Hong Kong)
bamboo grass; generally smaller species of running bamboo that do not shed their sheaths (e.g. Sasa spp.)
yen (currency of Japan); circle
disposal site; disposal plant
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
megaphone; bullhorn; loudhailer
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
business conditions; the market; good (economic) times; prosperity; liveliness; energy
countermeasures to the falling birthrate
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
prison; jail; gaol; penitentiary
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke