multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
this and that; one thing or another
hi; hello; hey; listen!; oh; come on!
arriving at work late as if one were an executive; (lit.) management attendance at work
office hours; business hours; working hours
to be flexible; to be accommodating
corporate culture; company climate or spirit; the way a company does things
freely; at liberty; at will; as one likes
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
to spend a night together
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
power; authority; jurisdiction
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to feel a chill run down one's spine
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
sermon; preaching; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
to be too late; to be too slow
undressing; taking off one's clothes
to get one's head around; to think about
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
losing shape (of clothing, etc.); losing form
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
first thing in the afternoon
a few years ago; some years back
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
supervision; control; superintendence; director; superintendent; supervisor
scriptwriter; playwright; scenario writer
to assemble (in a hall); to meet together (in a room)
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular