ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
sale; sales; selling; marketing
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
to play a leading role; to play a central part
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
every year; yearly; annually
present-day science; modern science
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
several people; a few people
to remember; to recall; to call to mind; to imagine; to picture in one's mind; to visualize
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
rudeness; impoliteness; leaving; going (on one's way); taking without permission; stealing
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
seizure; confiscation; impounding; sequestration; forfeiture
report; notification; registration
usually; under usual circumstances
becoming a pupil (of); becoming a disciple; introduction (to); primer; entering through a gate
early on; earlier on; from early
holding two or more positions concurrently
transfer (of one's name into another family register); transfer (to another team, company, etc.)
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
to allow; to let (someone) do; to make (someone) do
influence; clout; leverage
famous; celebrated; worthy of the name
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
letter of invitation; letter of recommendation; reference
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
kind, careful, and thorough (of an explanation, advice, etc.); thoughtful and scrupulous
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to lose one's senses; to go mad; to go off the rails; to fool around; to mess around; to lark about
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is