conviction; belief; confidence
counter for books; volume
five (long cylindrical things)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to count; to include in the number
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
indiscrete; imprudent; unscrupulous
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
(not) so much; (not) that much
as (for); for; in the capacity of
reality; actuality; hard fact
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
when it becomes; when it comes to
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
half-cooked; vague; halfhearted; indecisive
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
after a long time; for the first time in a while
recreation; diversion; relaxation
contribution (to a newspaper, magazine, etc.); submission; post (on a blog, social media, etc.)
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
with energy (of parties and such); enthusiastically; going all out
whip (cream, etc.); whipping; to whip; to whisk
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch