co-op; (consumers') cooperative
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
technical book; specialized book; treatise
number of copies; circulation
to print; to color or pattern fabric using a wooden mold
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to detain; to check; to restrain
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
to boil; to come to a boil; to seethe (with rage, etc.); to be furious
in that manner; like that
older sister; elder sister
to give advice; to counsel; to take part in a consultation
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
environment; circumstance
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
to avert one's eyes; to avoid looking straight at something; to cover one's eyes
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
central; main; just (done); freshly (baked); counter for consecutive losses
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life