quite a chore; not that easy; fairly difficult
squelching; gurgling; bubbling; raking in (money); rolling in; hand over fist
wholeheartedly; with heart and soul; intently; with undivided attention; with intense concentration; single-mindedly
to lose sight of (one's companions); to stray from; to miss (one's chance to ...)
stigma; dishonour; dishonor; infamy
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
blocking communications (from a phone number or an e-mail address)
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
power harassment; harassment, e.g. in the workplace, from a position of power; bullying
subject; title; subject (of an email); subject line
ecdysis; shedding (of skin); sloughing; freeing oneself; breaking with (convention, etc.)
weird; strange; mysterious
emoji; pictorial symbol; pictograph; ASCII art
new arrivals; new acquisitions
to chip off; to scrape off; to prune
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
text (of a book, document, etc.); body (of a letter); this passage; this sentence
discretion; consideration; allowance
to work too hard; to try too hard; to strain oneself; to overdo it; to go too far
to end in vain; to be wasted effort
to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
to begin (emphatically); to launch; to embark on
young person; youth; young
chopping board; cutting board
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
connection; linking; linkage; link
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
hard struggle; strenuous effort
important matter; necessary thing; requirement
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
ingratiation; pandering; catering (to); going along with (someone or something); accommodating oneself (e.g. to public opinion)
one lump; one body; one group
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
giving up; abandoning (hope, plans)