earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
trudging (along); plodding; slowly and with heavy steps
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
ornament; decoration; figurehead; leader without real power
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to smack one's lips (over a dish); to eat with relish
water spirit; water nymph; naiad
cold bath; taking a cold bath
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
step-up; advance; progress; increase
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
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
home page (of a website or browser); homepage; web page; website
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
notebook computer; laptop
to be annoyed; to be inconvenienced
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; magnum opus; major work
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
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
periodic; regular; routine
unexpectedness; unpredictability; tendency to surprise; element of surprise
degree of attention; profile
bride; (one's) daughter-in-law; wife
manager; person in a (school or university) sports team in charge of administrative and miscellaneous duties