before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
ignorant of the ways of the world
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
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
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; 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
throat; singing voice; gutter (inner margins of a book)
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to speak; to say; to vocalize
return; reversion; comeback; carriage return
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 rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
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)