1. lease, rent, hire In the US, 'a lease' usually refers to a long-term car rental contract, with the verb form being 'to lease'. 'To rent' usually refers to a contractual payment arrangement for a place, such as a house, apartment, or office building. 'Rent' as a noun refers to the actual monetary payment, usually periodic. 'Lease' as a noun refers to the contract agreement itself. 'To hire' means to offer, and receive acceptance, for labor or some sort of service. As a noun, 'hire' can refer to the person hired. 2. reimburse, recover, cover To reimburse is to pay someone back for an expense, that it was known in advance, would be paid by the other party. To recover, in a monetary sense, is usually used in a legal context, as in 'to recover damages'; that is, someone is forced by court to involuntarily reimburse someone for damages for which they are responsible, or forced in a similar manner to pay back money owed. To cover, in a monetary sense, is used in a couple of ways. 1) If we go out and you do not have enough money to buy something, I can 'cover' you; that is, pay for you, with the expectation that you will pay me back later. 2) Or, if I have enough money for dinner, I could say that I can 'cover' it. Or my salary is enough to 'cover' my monthly bills. Hope that helps!

Hi Katerina, lease to me means a longer term, perhaps six months or a year. Example: I leased a 2018 Explorer for 3 years at $700 per month. rent means to me a shorter term, like a weekend or a month. I rented the cabin for the July 4th weekend. hire means to me the shortest period of time. Example: we hired a nanny for the night. We hired a driver to take us downtown. All three of these sound like business words. reimburse - sounds like business. Example I paid for lunch for the department and the company will remibursement. recover - to me relates to getting repaid for damages. Example, We paid for the car damage and we recovered the cost from the other driver's insurance. cover - to agree in advance to pay for something. When I go to Austin, the company will cover my hotel and meals. Other people here in italki might have further comment. I hope this helps!

It's easier to just check the dictionary. Otherwise, it's a huge task. If you have a specific context, why don't you explain it here and we can suggest the best option(s).