to grow up; to become an adult
groan; moan; roar; growl; buzz; hum (e.g. motor)
to droop (e.g. ears of grain); to bow one's head; to hang one's head
to go ahead; to pull ahead
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
near; close; beside; third person
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
woman; female; feminine gender
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
name; given name; first name
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
performance; appearance (in a stage, film, TV show, etc.)
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
journal; magazine; periodical
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still