to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
complete change; about-face
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
polite; courteous; civil; friendship; (sexual) intimacy
hotel worker; hotelman; hotelkeeper; hotelier
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)
to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
Sorry to impose but ...; Excuse me but ...
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to be surprised; to be astonished
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
fishy; dubious; questionable; false-looking
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
to keep (a person) waiting
later on; subsequently; by and by; after a while
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
number of stairs or stories (storeys); rank; order
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft