unprecedented; record-breaking
boom; rage; fad; boom; cross-arm
to burst into bud; to sprout; to have a crush; to be infatuated
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
swift attack; quick attack; fast break; right away; without delay; immediately
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
barefoot; superior to (a professional, etc. in ability or achievement)
treatment as a guest; guest
writing (e.g. as a profession)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
difficult to understand; unintelligible; abstruse
poisonous; toxic; addictiveness
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
papermaking; paper-making; paper making
very; greatly; exceedingly
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection
micro-; micro; minibus; microfilm
hundredfold; hundred times as much; much more (than previously)
novelizing; novelising; adapting a movie, game, etc. into a book
self-publishing; publishing at one's own expense
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
the original; original copy; script
manuscript (book); written copy of a book; codex; transcription; copying
thousands; several thousand
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
letterpress printing; moveable type printing
handwriting; handwritten; hand-painted; hand-drawn
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
valuable article; valuables
general idea; concept; notion
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to roll in; to tumble into; to visit (esp. to stay overnight as an unwanted guest); to fall in one's way; to fall into one's lap
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
no big deal; no match; not worth worrying about
property; fortune; assets