to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
importer; import merchant (trader); importing firm
literary history; history of literature
unique; peculiar; singular
tedious; verbose; wordy; redundancy
very interesting; of great interest
to extend; to expand; to spread out
Auckland (New Zealand); Oakland
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
Alice; Alliss; Alyce; Arisu
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
sponsor; manager; go-between; mediator; agent; caretaker
interwar period (1918-1939)
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
early on; earlier on; from early
principle; theory; fundamental truth
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
in the same way as; just like
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
good-naturedness; good-natured person; credulous person; easy mark
chapter; section; medal; badge; insignia
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
present continuous tense; present progressive form
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve