health problem; health issue
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
incident of death; fatal case
temporary; transitory; short-lived
at that time; in those days
source; origin; cause; beginning; genesis
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
independent; unaffiliated; self-funding
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
front-page article; top story; lead
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
third year of high school; third-year high-school student
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
yield; crop; production; volume; piecework
brand; make; description; trading name (on a stock exchange); issue; security
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
on and after; from ... onward; since
overheating; excessive heating; superheating (heating a liquid above its boiling point without causing it to boil); going to excess; running too hot
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
talk; dialogue; conversation
(formal) announcement; unveiling; introduction; debut
starting (construction) work
number of houses; number of households
underclasses; poorest segment of the population; the poor