n. fine

total number of people who subscribe to a particular publication

monetary penalty; punishment which involves the payment of specified sum of money

tool; implement; device; appliance; agent; means

newspaper that is published 5 to 7 times a week

n. convention

conference; routine; custom; treaty

period of one hundred years

accomplishment; fulfillment

happening; event; incident

n. novel

partner company; distributor

piece of long fiction with a plot and characters; story

representing something less strongly than what the facts would justify

identifying characteristic

n. incentive

stimulus; inducement; enticement; encouragement

business arrangement; client; funds deposited in a bank

income; return; gains; government income earned through taxation

fracture; pause; rest; opportunity; alteration

n. period

punctuation mark; end; pause at end of a phrase; full sentence; age; season

official institution; agency; power; control; jurisdiction

height; distance above sea level

quarrel; disagreement; argument

n. raise

not many; some; several; small number of

choice; assortment; collection of items available to choose

increase in salary; wage increase

opposition; appeal; denial; protest

n. session

meeting; assembly; term; semester

release; approval; washing

small room; piece of office furniture; office; part of a government

synopsis; general survey; introduction

n. source

origin; starting point

problem; misfortune; annoyance; cause of worry

portable personal computer; laptop computer

strength; power; force; bravery

n. attendant

property; site; area; grounds; building with the grounds belonging to it

misgiving; lack of certainty

decline; reduction; lessening

steward; stewardess; person who serves others; person who accompanies others

n. onus

time free from work other demands and duties; free time; rest; recreation

responsibility; duty; burden; impediment; blame

act of going around; avoidance; evasion

route through traveled by vehicles above ground level