1. 1 obscure 5 dingy
2 flimsy 6 rousing
3 impudent 7 nondescript
4 ostensible 8 grimy
2 He doesn’t attract attention.
1 many 9 in / during
2 as 10 which
3 in 11 is
4 by 12 lot
5 had 13 have
6 who 14 as
7 where 15 on
8 with
4. 1 resourceful, cold-blooded, skilled at self-defence, good-looking
2 to exemplify a public place where someone would get noticed
3 He isn’t good-looking and therefore doesn’t attract attention; he has a prodigious memory and an innate ability to detect people’s strengths and weaknesses.
4 That he is just as ruthless as his enemy.
5 Students’ own answers
5. 1 resourceful
2 unassuming
3 prodigious
4 an innate ability
5 ruthless