facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
boom; craze; (economic) boom; boom (of a boat); (microphone) boom
sharp increase; sudden rise
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
locals; local inhabitants
to gather; to collect; to assemble
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
citizen (of a country); citizenry; citizen (of a city); resident; bourgeoisie; middle class
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
troublesome; annoying; complicated
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
reception (desk); information desk; receptionist; receipt; acceptance