to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
pouring one's energy into; focusing one's efforts on; concentrating on; committing oneself to
this is why; this means; it is the case that
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
in a day; in a brief space of time
person in charge (of an area of work); person responsible; contact (person)
absence; disregard; indifference
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to smash; to break into pieces
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
doing whatever one pleases
guess; speculation; supposition
accountability; being held accountable
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
electrical outlet; wall socket; power plug
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
to breathe while sleeping
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to sleep like a log; to sleep deeply
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no