to employ; to hire; to charter
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
separate case; another matter
to be all out (e.g. of people); to be all elsewhere; to be all in use (e.g. of cars); to be sold out; to have none left
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
to be surprised; to be astonished
great difference; major mistake
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
don't; do; hey; listen; now, ...; well, ...
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
environment; circumstance
imagination; supposition; guess
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
standing together in a disorderly fashion; standing close around; crowding together; flooding in (applicants, election candidates, etc.)
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
group; bunch; crowd; group
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
public (facilities, service, etc.); communal
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
right in the center (centre)
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
system; institution; organization; organisation
trustee; councillor (councilor)
topic of discussion; agenda
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)