bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
explosive; sudden and dramatic (of an increase in sales, popularity, etc.); explosive; rapid
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
as; because; with; due to
decrease; reduction; decline
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
stamp; sticker (in messaging apps); (large) emoji
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
price increase; rise in price
number of times; frequency; count
wherein; therein; thereinto
husband and wife; married couple
perusing as a side business; doing in addition to one's main work; running (businesses) simultaneously; side business; job on the side
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
conquest; domination; mastery
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to offer for sale; to put on the market
bedside; near one's pillow
to recover consciousness; to come to
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to collect (e.g. one's thoughts); to get in order
accident at sea; maritime accident
serious condition; critical condition
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
brain waves; electroencephalogram; EEG
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
diagnosis; medical examination
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
to raise an objection; to voice an opinion different from those of others