novel; story; (work of) fiction
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
quick; nimble; agile; sharp; smart; clever
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
(afternoon) nap; sleeping during the day; siesta
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
carrying (someone) on one's back (esp. a child); piggyback ride; relying on (someone); being (financially) dependent on
absurd; unreasonable; rash; reckless; excessive; immoderate
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
first generation; founder
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
fate; destiny; predestination
subject; national; citizen
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
had better ...; had better not ...
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
group; body; party; company; troupe; gang
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
followers; subordinates; being under someone's command
sorcerer; genie; human with supernatural powers
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath