recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
tone (of voice); manner of talking
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
maid; helper; help; assistance
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
declaration; proclamation; announcement
residential area; quarter; neighbourhood; neighborhood
business district; shopping district; bustling street; shopping centre; shopping center; downtown
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
destination (one is heading towards); goal
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
to stop walking; to pause
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although