to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
the people; citizens; the populace
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
overestimation; overrating; overvaluing
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
unable to back down; unable to withdraw; stuck in a position where one cannot pull back; committed
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
double; two-fold; diplo-; dipl-; double-edged eyelid; double eyelid
national defence; national defense
related to; in relation to
to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.); to take (a measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable; to be too many to see all at once
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
global standard; global standards; worldwide standard; international standard
to be far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to come from; to have roots in
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
to spit out; to eject; to dump
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal