-less; lacking; non-existing
decreasing birthrate and aging population; aging population combined with the diminishing number of children; declining birthrate and a growing proportion of elderly people; dwindling birthrate and an aging population; low birthrate and longevity
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
medical care; medical treatment
nursing; care; caregiving; caring
(amount of) expenditures or disbursements
working generation; people still working
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
driver's license; driver's licence; driving licence
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to increase; to add to; to augment
government; administration
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
the same; the said; likewise
time; season; period; phase; stage
revision; amendment; alteration
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
employment (long term); hire
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
finding employment; getting a job
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)