library; book collection; paperback book
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to become better; to improve
this and that; various things
book; volume; this; present; main; head
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
considerably; fairly; quite
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
indeed; really; truly; very much
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to be wildly different; to be on a completely different scale; to be in a different league; to be poles apart; to stand no comparison; (lit.) to be on a different order of magnitude
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
that's the way it is; such is life
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
such; like that; that sort of; very
number one; first; best; most; game; round
double; twice (as much); twofold
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort