In this area, small towns were consolidated by abolishment of individual parts and became a large city.

The delivery was delayed, and I had a long wait.

He was taken to the hospital because of pulmonary edema.

That abandoned factory was once full of vitality.

When I was in my high teens, I used to listen to music every day.

He always feels like a spirit is following him.

He prefers highbrow music.

He prefers highbrow literature.

He staked all his assets and burned his boats to start a new business.

My younger brother won at the Inter-High School Championships.