diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
infants; babies and very young children
death rate; mortality rate
cut; reduction; curtailment
(period of) a year; during an era
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
to need; to call for; to require
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
disputed territory; conflict area
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
annual average; annual mean
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
in comparison to; rather than
war; fighting; fierce competition
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
contradiction; inconsistency
to talk; to chat; to chatter
many; a lot; much; multitude
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
selection; choice; option
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
military personnel; soldier
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)