actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
clerk; office worker; office staff
money loser; high-cost, low-return project
suggestion; hint; implication
good-for-nothing; worthless
right in front; just opposite; under the nose
almost every day; almost daily
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
correction; looking over; touching up
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
plaster cast; cast; gypsum; plaster-of-paris
(medical) doctor; physician
order; command; directions; instructions
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
diligent; earnest; attentive to detail; brisk (working, moving); frequent (e.g. checking)
independence; autonomy; self-reliance
smoking area; smoking corner
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
recommendation; endorsement
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
half-finished (cigarette); half-smoked
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
vindictive; tenacious; persistent; spiteful; vengeful
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
to rub on; to rub against; to lay the blame on; to strike (a match)
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; lazily
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)