to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to mourn
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
they; those guys; those fellows
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
flatly rejecting; curtly refusing; beating easily; defeating handily; one kick
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
putting into operation; invocation
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
one's view of life; attitude toward life; outlook
nasal breathing; breathing through one's nose; person's pleasure; excitement
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes); chimpanzee; chimp
such; like that; in that way
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to enjoy the beauty of; to appreciate; to admire
mother; mom; wife; you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); she
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
lonely (e.g. person, feeling); lonesome; desolate; deserted; sad; lacking
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
lighting up; illumination; floodlighting
scrap; (small) piece; unimportant (person); petty ...; humble ...
to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
along; parallel to; in accordance with
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
water tank; cistern; fish tank; aquarium
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate