the process of becoming older

a relative who lived a long time ago

close to a particular number or time although not exactly that number or time

something which a person or company owns which has a value

to help

to work together with someone in order to achieve the same aim

If an activity is cost-effective, it is good value for the amount of money paid.

someone who depends on you for financial support

to give all of something, especially your time, effort, love, or yourself, to something you believe in or to a person

to give money or goods to help a person or organization

the number of births in an area

(the management of) a supply of money

all the people in a society or family who are approximately the same age

a family or group of people who live together in a house

to show that something exists or is likely to be true

a building where people are sent so they can be looked after

the money that you put in a bank, business, etc. in order to make a profit

something expensive which is pleasant to have but is not necessary

a family consisting of two parents and their children, but not including aunts, uncles, grandparents,

to take part in or become involved in an activity

to allow something

the condition of being extremely poor

a building or area of land

something that it is your job or duty to deal with

when you leave your job and stop working, usually because you are old

an occasion when people who have not met each other for a long time meet

to look after someone by paying for their food, clothes, etc.

physical and mental health and happiness, especially of a person

to gradually become less or worse

a group of people, for example customers, who are similar in age, social class, etc.

used to refer to changes in the number of births, marriages, deaths, etc. in a particular area during a period of time

A financial effect that something, especially something new, has on a situation or person.

a more polite word for 'old', used to describe people

to give a lot of attention to one particular person, subject or thing healthcare

the set of services provided by a country or an organization for treating people who are ill

to feel that you are similar to someone in some way and that you can understand them or their situation because of this

using only a few words

showing an obvious difference between two or more things

If something is possible in theory, it should be possible, but often it does not happen in that way.

a sum of money paid regularly by the government or a private company to a person who has stopped working because they are old or ill

to keep someone or something safe from something dangerous or bad

a group of different things of the same general type

to need a particular thing or the help and support of someone or something in order to continue, to work correctly, or succeed

when there is not enough of something

leisure activities that people do with others

to describe briefly the important facts or characteristics of something or someone

the number of people who are unemployed, or the state of being unemployed

all the people who work in a company, organization or country