since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
popular name; common name; given name
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
student (esp. a university student)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
molding; moulding; shaping; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
book; volume; this; present; main; head
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
passing the winter; hibernation
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
quick; prompt; without delay; simple; easy; effortless
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
poor person; pauper; the poor; the indigent
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
upstart; parvenu; jumped-up person
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
appearing one after another; cropping up one after another; occurring in succession
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; appropriate age (to ...); old enough (to ...)