to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
success in life; getting ahead; successful career; promotion; climbing the corporate ladder; eminence
failure; mistake; blunder
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to pluck; to pick; to tear
all; entire; whole; altogether
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
you; presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.)
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to entrust; to leave to a person
fiercely; ferociously; furiously; resolutely
writing; composition; essay; sentence
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
script; libretto; scenario
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
independent production (e.g. of a film)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
re-; again; repeated; deutero-; deuto-; deuter-
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
a few years ago; some years back
income; receipts; revenue
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
debt; loan; liabilities; borrowing money
covered with; stained; smeared
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing