| A | B |
|---|
| elderly | ADJ/NOUN - old; old people |
| even though | CONJUNCTION - used to show that something's unexpected or surprising |
| average | ADJ -typical, standard |
| shortage | NOUN - a situation when there's not enough of something that people need |
| retire | VERB - stop working, usually because of old age |
| increase | VERB/NOUN - become larger in size, amount, or number |
| respond | VERB - react to something that someone said or did |
| sudden | ADJ - happening quickly |
| active | ADJ - always doing things; ready and able to do things |
| generation | NOUN - a group of people living in a particular area |
| overall | total including everything |
| population | the number of people living in a particular area |
| century | a period of 100 years |
| growth | the noun for GROW; an increase |
| percent | % |
| resources | land, minerals, energy, money, etc. in a country |
| rise | an increase |
| life expectancy | how long people typically live |
| convert | change something from one form or purpose to another |
| to age | to get older |
| baby boomer | people born in the U.S. from 1946 to 1964 |
| median | the middle number |
| labor | work |
| taxpayer | people who pay taxes |
| nursing home | a small private hospital, usually for elderly or disabled people |
| move out | PHRASAL VERB - to leave a home |
| seniors | older people |
| suburb | an area away from the central part of a city, where many people live |
| teenage | ages 13-19 |
| view | see; think of something |
| for starters | an expression that means "first" or "first of all" |
| state | to say |
| dramatic | interesting; noticeable |
| influence | affect the way things or people act, think ,or develop |
