incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
attendance; presence; appearance
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to employ; to hire; to charter
fee; charge; rate; material
difficult to ...; hard to ...
thin (e.g. air); diluted; sparse; lacking (e.g. empathy); deficient; insufficient (e.g. zeal)
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
standard of conduct; code of behavior; moral code; culture (of an organization)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
speech; words; one's lines; remarks
to understand; to be satisfied; to be convinced
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to work together (in the same class, workplace, etc.); to be classmates; to sit side by side; (lit.) to put (one's) desks side by side
one's every action; every single move
full view; plain sight; completely visible
rest; break; recess; intermission
monetary; financial; pecuniary
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
space (room, area, outer space)
to relax; to feel at home
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to overdo; to do too much
same period; corresponding period; same year (of graduation, entering a company, etc.); contemporary; synchronization; synchronism
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
to tell (somebody) to (do something)
at work; in the midst of work; working
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)