writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
I don't know ...; how about ...?; I wonder; what about ..?
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
using anything one can lay one's hands on; haphazardly; on the rebound; at random; indiscriminately
to bite (at); to snap at; to snap at (someone); to flare up at; to jump down (someone's) throat
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to become frightened; to be frightened (of); to be scared (of)
one's line of sight; one's gaze; one's eyes (looking); glance; gaze; look
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
peace (of mind); tranquility; tranquillity; serenity
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to paint (draw) a picture
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
inside one's heart; in one's mind
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
beginning; outset; first; onset