I had imagined that the newbies fresh from university would probably be stuck with all the backstage work - collecting reference material, getting copies and such but I couldn't have been proved more wrong

You are free to go out

The documents were tampered with

Don't let children have their own way

The candle went out by itself

Don't try to duck out early. Where's your sense of responsibility

He voiced his opinion with reckless abandon

It's your first time doing this kind of work. You should follow the manual exactly until you get more experience

Make yourself at home

The claim of community involvement is just window dressing; City Hall will do what it wants to anyhow

You can complain 'til the cows come home, but it's not going to make a bit of difference

Don't let your imagination run wild

Do as you like

There are frequent instances of malicious door-to-door selling, such as pushing water purifiers on people after carrying out water quality tests without permission