to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
originally; by nature; from the start
cannot help (feeling); cannot hold back (tears, laughter, etc.)
coming alongside a pier, quay, etc.; reaching land (of a boat)
to draw a conclusion; to conclude; to settle on
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
having an ancient and honorable origin
to spend all of one's time in idle amusement
national politics; political situation; statecraft; body politic
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
recovery; rescue; recapture
summit meeting; top-level conference
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
intimacy; friendship; friendly relations
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
expulsion; excommunication
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to succeed; to bear fruit
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
free and uncontrolled; behaving with abandon; freewheeling
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
banknote; bill; note; paper money
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady