library; book collection; paperback book
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
limited company; company structure for small businesses, abolished in 2006 (YK)
publishing house; publishing office
author (usu. of a particular book); writer
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
stupefaction; stupor; unconsciousness; confusion
to go out and away; to leave
to raise (usu. one's shoulders, with a jaunty, swaggering effect)
one tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); one bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); one cluster (e.g. of flowers); one segment (of a tangerine, etc.); one section
to arrange (flowers); to plant; living; live
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
double; twice (as much); twofold
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
improvisation; improvised; impromptu; extempore
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
translation; version (e.g. "English version")
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
machinery; gadgetry; equipment
inorganic matter; mineral matter; cold; inhuman; robotic