stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
clearing one's throat; cough
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
sympathy; compassion; pity
relatively; comparatively
same generation; one's generation
generation; the world; the age
collapse of bubble economy; economic bubble burst
finding employment; getting a job
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
wedding ring; wedding band
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
to unite; to join; to do together; to confuse with
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
mass communication; mass media
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
but; however; provided that
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
only; merely; but; no more than
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
parting; separation; farewell
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
asking; enquiring; searching; looking for
beyond this point; from now on; after this
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
establishing proof; demonstration; substantiation
crying oneself to sleep; giving up in frustration; accepting meekly; being compelled to accept a situation
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
rather; sooner; preferably
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials