article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
complete; whole; perfect; safe
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
depiction; description; portrayal
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
scene; sight; scenario; setting
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
impressions; thoughts; feelings; reactions
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
to publish a book; to put out a book
to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket
impossible to do (although wants to)
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
century; hundred years; (fig.) a long time
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
self-publishing; publishing at one's own expense
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
to have meaning; to be meaningful
your company; your shrine
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
since then; from that time; ever since
lack of relation (to); independence (of)
tedious; boring; being fed up with
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be remembered; to go down in history
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
sponsorship (i.e. conducting under one's auspices); promotion; organizing; organising; hosting; staging
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize