counter for books; volume
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
copy; photocopy; book jacket blurb; (advertising) slogan
to drag into; to pull into; to lure inside; to win over; to entice into
the same; the said; likewise
whenever you want; any time you like
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
(sense of) sight; eyesight; vision
pessimism; (taking a) gloomy view; discouragement; despondency; despair; disappointment
words of thanks; words of gratitude; acknowledgements; apology
secondhand bookshop; secondhand bookstore; secondhand bookseller
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
late at night; at a late hour
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
towel blanket; terry-cloth blanket
sharing household chores (between husband and wife)
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
hegemony; leadership; initiative
concerning ...; over ...; about ...; centering on ...
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
to kick (hard); to send flying with a kick; to kick away; to reject flatly; to refuse outright; to turn down
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
operation (of a machine); running; driving (a vehicle); use (of capital, funds, etc.); management
steering; piloting; flying; management (of people); handling; manipulation
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
first-rate; finest quality; the best
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly