noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
hello; good day; good afternoon
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
hospitalization; hospitalisation
sleeping during the day; (afternoon) nap; siesta
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
something unusual; something wrong; mishap; accident; serious condition (e.g. after an injury); different situation
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to speak; to say; to vocalize
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
sunlight filtering through trees
ballade (narrative poetry, musical composition); ballad (popular song)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
national (e.g. hero, pastime, consensus); relevant to all citizens; popular on a national level
singing voice; (sound of) singing
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
songwriting (words and music)
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
100,000,000; one hundred million
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry