under ... years of age; less than ... years old
disease rate; infection rate; morbidity rate
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to face; to go towards; to head towards
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
death toll; number of deaths; body count
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
administrative organization
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
though; notwithstanding; although
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
future (usually near); prospects
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to have meaning; to be meaningful