person given as a reference; witness; potential suspect; person of interest; witness
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
melancholy; gloom; depression
confidential; secret; classified
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
working without pay; free service; work for nothing
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
watchful waiting; careful supervision
as long as time allows; whenever one has the time; as time permits
leaving everything up to someone else
to sink deeply into one's mind; to come home to; to go to one's heart; to pierce one's body (e.g. of wind, cold, etc.)
accounting; (the) accounting process; account processing
cesspool; sink; manure sink
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
automatic lock; automatic door-locking system
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
pitcher; pitcher (container); jug
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
company name; name of a company
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
stopping at; going no further than
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
exactly the same; exactly as is; without any change
payment to the government