stability; steadiness; consistency; stable
adventure; venture; venture which is unlikely to succeed; risky attempt; danger
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
24 hours; twenty-four hours
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
30th day of the month; 30 days
difference; disparity; gap
something like ...; something called ...
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
twelve o'clock; noon; midnight
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
indispensable; essential; requisite; required; compulsory; necessary
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
stock; inventory; having in stock; being in stock
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to be captivated (by); to be infatuated (with)
by all means; at all costs
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
in the future; another day; later
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
to change (one's clothes)
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to unfold; to unroll; to open
shout of abuse; jeers; boos
forktail bullhead (species of catfish, Pelteobagrus nudiceps)
one's last moments; hour of death; death throes; agonies of death