labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
total hours spent working
several; various; divergent; conflicting; different; diverse
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
setting the table; laying the table; setting up; getting one's ducks in a row; running interference
to bring to naught; to bring to nought; to abuse (esp. another's kindness); to empty; to clear
surely (not); certainly (not)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
beyond one's means or position
two legs; two feet; two pairs
redundancy; superfluity; useless addition