to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
low-rise (architecture); low-level; low-class
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
remarkably; noticeably; considerably; appreciably
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
construction; establishment
rebar; (iron) reinforcing bar; reinforcing steel; reinforced concrete
blue tarpaulin; blue plastic waterproof sheeting
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
clanging; empty; deserted
cave; hollow; cavity; hollow
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
shading; shielding from light
shutting tightly; making airtight; sealing hermetically
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to get slightly dirty (all over)
above-ground floor; ground floor
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
with hesitation; haltingly; falteringly; reluctantly
to step forward; to take a step forward
made of aluminum (aluminium)
board (across a ditch, etc.); step; tread; pedal (of an organ, etc.); treadle
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible