long-awaited; long-waited-for; waiting impatiently
overloading an electrical circuit; piggybacked electrical outlet; "octopus outlet"
to two-time; to play it both ways; to sit on the fence
post-processing (a (partially) finished product); after-processing; modification; machining
electrical appliance store
present given in return for funeral offering
bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
flop (e.g. movie); total failure; box office bomb
to print; to publish; to begin to print
overheated; hyper-; overearnest
layaway; lay-bye; layaway plan
multifunction machine; combination printer-copier-scanner-fax
Fire Services Act; fire laws
to be on the right track; to go well
staying up all night two nights in a row; double all-nighter
to differentiate; to segregate
to ruin one's reputation in later life; to tarnish one's twilight years
putting one's heart and soul (into); giving one's all; breathing a soul into (e.g. a Buddhist statue); (arch.) intimacy; (arch.) familiarity
callback; recall (of defective products)
rush job; slipshod job; quick-and-dirty work
not straightforward; not dealt with by ordinary means
to behead; to decapitate; to fire; to dismiss
rush work; crash program; working on a crash basis; working at top speed
minimum temperature; lowest temperature; (today's) low
to reject (a manuscript); to turn down (a proposal)
useless messenger; doing only as one is told; fool's errand
holding down (esp. in judo); holding technique; pinning down; immobilizing; bringing under control
including (in a package); packing together with
humanism; love for humanity
fine performance; tour de force