sales; selling; marketing
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to hold out (e.g. against an attack); to hang on; to withstand; to endure; to last
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
establishment (of a business); founding
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
until now; so far; up to the present
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
serialization; serialisation; serial story
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to capture; to seize; to plunder