principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
(doing) various things; (doing) this and that; being apt to; being prone to; at any rate; anyhow
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
several times; a few times
to one's regret; regrettably; to one's chagrin
poor work; humble reference to one's own work
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
editor (in publishing, etc.)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
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diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
to have one's name entered (in a list)
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
author; writer; novelist; artist
plural; multiple; several
ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
all night; throughout the night
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
store interior; inside of a shop
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
open; frank; liberal; open-minded
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring