publisher; publishing house; publishing company
getting an advance (on one's salary)
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
book; volume; this; present; main; head
1,000,000; one million; million; many
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
same; similar; (just) like; equal
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
two persons; two people; pair; couple
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
husband and wife; married couple
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
than; from; out of; except; but; more
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
head; hair (on one's head); mind; brains; leader; chief; top
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
it is I who should say so
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
and then; in addition to that; also; even so
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)