speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
office building; office complex
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
buying up plots of land by force to resell at a large profit; land sharking; raising the ground level (with fill)
construction; establishment
reinforced concrete construction
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
to leave; to evacuate; to withdraw (from); to move out (of a house, etc.); to vacate
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
to stretch around (e.g. a fence, dragnet, etc.); to lay out (e.g. a wiring system, network, etc.); to string up (e.g. an antenna, ship's rigging, etc.)
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to run up onto (e.g. sidewalk); to run aground; to be stranded
No Entry!; no thoroughfare; passage prohibited; entry is prohibited
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
emergency staircase; emergency stairs
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
helmet; hard hat; protective headgear
fire fighting; fire department; fire brigade
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
one machine; one aircraft; one life
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
prohibition; inhibition; ban
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)