step-up; advance; progress; increase
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
living by oneself; living alone
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
web site; website; web page; webpage; home page; homepage
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to interrupt; to interfere; to meddle; to intrude; to butt in; to poke one's nose into
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
the following week; the next week
notebook computer; laptop
large serving; large portion
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
to feel blessed to be in one's position; to be thankful for one's good fortune
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
communications within a small range
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
careful selection; careful screening; hand-picking
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
the same; the said; likewise
like that; that way; thus
sales promotion; hard selling
to win over; to win (someone's) heart and mind
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
periodic; regular; routine
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
unpredictability; element of surprise
degree of attention; profile