daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
the other day; a few days ago
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
(full-length) novel; long novel
general public; the masses
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
ardent; passionate; vehement
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
individual; private person; personal; private
as (for); for; in the capacity of
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
that is to say; so that means
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
to have a terrible time; to have a hard time
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
the ostentation (bad taste) of the nouveau riche; air of vulgar prosperity
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
tedious; boring; being fed up with
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
purveyor (to the Imperial Household, etc.); company (or restaurant, place, etc.) that caters to or is popular with a specific clientele
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
person on top of the income scale; top earner
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
government; administration
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
financial world; business circles
leader; authority; mainstay
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
(social) position; status
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet