to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
writer; painter; drawer; skilful writer; skilful painter
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
undulation; ups and downs; highs and lows
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
to be lonely at the top; to be left high and dry by one's friends; (lit.) to have the ladder pulled out from under one
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
debut work; one's first work
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
author; writer; novelist; artist
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
writing (e.g. as a profession)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
student (esp. a university student)
studies; schoolwork; classwork
specific gravity; relative density; relative importance; weight
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
without cause; without reason
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
to hit (a person); to strike; to beat; to deliver (a speech); to give (an address)
to smash down; to beat in
part-time employer; place where one works part-time
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
to continue to do; to persist in doing
summary; digest; outline; abstract
correction; looking over; touching up
to entrust; to leave to a person
literally; to the letter; literal
being over one's head (in debt, etc.); being up to one's neck (in debt); being unable to turn one's head
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in