difficulty of finding employment (due to a job shortage)
disappointed love; broken heart; unrequited love; being lovelorn
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
person who has committed suicide
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
age range; age-group; age bracket
mass communication; mass media
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
point in common; common feature
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
continuously; from beginning to end; from first to last
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
unable to resist; unable to suppress
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
individual; private person; personal; natural person
several years; a few years
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
to prepare for death; to get ready to die
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to give up (an idea or plan); to abandon; to refrain from (doing); to change one's mind
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
banter; teasing; chaffing; merely asking the price; just looking at goods; window-shopping
mask; disguise; guise; mask
true character; real nature
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
the other world; the next world; the world beyond; world after death