amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
with all one's strength; with all one's might
sumi; India ink; squid ink; octopus ink; carpenter's inking string
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
solid; firm; steady; unshakeable; unwavering
thick (paper, cloth, etc.); heavy
to bend; to turn up; to turn down; to double
Europe and America; the West
unit; (musical) group; band
review; reconsideration; revision
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
chance (of success); odds
trend of the times; way things are going
electrical machinery; appliances
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
SM; S&M; sado-masochism; shopping mall
to pave the way; to put in motion; to put on the road (to)
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
making a swift decision; making immediate decisions and taking quick actions
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
in search of; in order to look for
other than; excluding; without
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
surplus power; momentum; impetus; inertia
maximum instantaneous wind speed
glitter; glimmer; sparkle; twinkle