way of reciting; way of telling a story
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to incline; to lean; to devote oneself to; to concentrate on; to ruin; to squander
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
super-ageing society (aging)
preparation; provision; guarding
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
labor; labour; manpower; working force
receiving; acceptance; reception
present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
sphere; circle; range; category
refugee; displaced person; person inconvenienced by (lack of something); person unable to satisfactorily (marry, shop, etc.)
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to look away (from); to avert one's gaze; to disregard; to ignore; to escape (from); to turn away (from)
largest ever; biggest; record
income; receipts; revenue
transient (symptom, phenomenon); temporary; passing; fleeting
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
after the end (of something); post-
tourist; traveler; traveller; visitor
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
local authority; local government; locality; local self-governing body; municipality
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
unique; matchless; unparalleled; unparallelled; never again
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
unimportant details; inessentials
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
in unison; as one; united