(juvenile) delinquent; Yankee; Yank; American
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
within a company; in-house; within a shrine; shrine precincts
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
short temper; quick temper; hot temper; impatience; irritability
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to be stormy or choppy (sea); to go through hard times; to be broke; to be gloomy; to be glum
worn-out; run-down; beat-up; shabby; dilapidated
corner room; corner apartment
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
morning edition (of a daily newspaper); morning paper
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
debt collection; debt collector
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
ignoring (someone); ostracizing; leaving (someone) out
landlord; landlady; house owner; home owner; head of the household
prostrating oneself; kowtowing; going down on one's knees
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
(in spite of) being old enough to know better
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
the way one talks; one's way of speaking
office worker; salaried worker; white-collar worker
different person; another person; someone else; changed man
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow