ebook; e-book; electronic book; digital book
sales; selling; marketing
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
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
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
one by one; in detail; minutely
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
nervous temperament; worry habit; pessimistic nature; pessimism
to be reminded of; to call to mind
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed