popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to redeem (from sin); to save
dozens; scores of; decades
actual sales; sell-through
printing; impression; issue
all; entire; whole; altogether
books returned unsold; books returned to the library
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
1,000,000; one million; million; many
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
storehouse; warehouse; godown
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
not insignificant; not to be sneezed at
as ... as one can; as ... as possible; as much as possible
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
under one's eyes; below one's eyes
to place (in position); to fix; to install; to seat (someone); to settle (upon something); to fix (e.g. one's gaze)
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to look through; to hold up to the light; to make an opening; to leave space; to fart without making a sound
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
settlement; solution; resolution
competent; suitable; qualified