staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
welcome!; nice to see you!
coming; going; being (somewhere); come; go; stay
branch manager; manager of a branch office
at once; immediately; right now
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
avenue; boulevard; tree-lined street
spring, summer, autumn (fall) and winter; the four seasons
hustle and bustle; throng; crowd; congestion; traffic jam
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
ray of hope; glimmer of hope
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
to be conspicuous; to stand out
waste of time; killing time
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
emotion; feeling; atmosphere; mood; spirit
downtown high-rise area; street of office buildings; area of medium to tall business buildings
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
growing en masse in one location (of plants); living gregariously (of animals); living in flocks, herds, colonies, etc.; all animate creation
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
hotel in the center of the city
roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
business; trade; operations; sales
ornamental ridge-end tile
to run out of; to be short of; to be out of stock; to be out of (e.g. breath); to lose (one's patience, concentration, etc.)
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
expectation; assume will happen; forecast
incident; affair; happening; event
consequence; causal relationship; nexus