making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
super work; tremendous work; spectacular; blockbuster
soaked to the skin; like a drowned rat
Nessie (i.e. the Loch Ness monster)
surreal; surrealism; shul; schul
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
good-for-nothing; worthless
how; in what way; how about; questionable
wealthy person; millionaire
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
possible; likely; probable
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
to sell off; to sell completely
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
every month; each month; monthly
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation; reverse operation
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to desire; to wish for; to expect; to see; to command (a view of)
wages; pay; rental payment
no!; no no!; no, not at all
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
tone of voice; mimicry; imitative voice
suitable; appropriate; fitting; appropriately; accordingly; as required
to continue to work; to work away (at)
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
labor union; labour union; trade union
strike (i.e. industrial action)
treatment; reception; service; working conditions; salary; pay
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to interfere; to butt in; to interrupt someone
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!