companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
such; like that; that sort of; very
meaning; significance; sense
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
labor; labour; manpower; working force
generation; the world; the age
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
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welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
large number (of); many; majority
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
attitude survey; opinion poll
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
declaration; statement; proclamation
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
successively; one after another