washing (esp. dishes and laundry)
to sink (into); to get depressed
notebook computer; laptop
to be opposite; to face each other
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
late at night; at a late hour
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
active; dynamic; energetic
suckling; nursing; lactation
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
until now; so far; up to the present
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to repeat; to do something over again
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
figure of speech; rhetorical flourish
to be worried; to be troubled
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
vibrator; vibe; feeling; vibes; vibraphone; vibration
arrival (of post, news, correspondence, etc.); receiving (a phone call, email, etc.)
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
heave-ho; oops; yes; yeah
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water