to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
assertiveness; positiveness; initiative; spirit of enterprise
popular (among the general public); populist; plebian; low-brow; widely liked
pure literature; belles-lettres
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
active; dynamic; behavioural
continual change; vicissitudes; transmigration; metempsychosis
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
thought; report on one's investigation into ...; deceased father
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
experiment; experimentation
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
creation; production; creative work (novel, film, etc.); fabrication; fiction; invention
one line; one stretch (e.g. of road); earnest; resolute; (arch.) one bloodline; (arch.) one clan
belief; faith; conviction
intentionally; deliberately; designedly; especially; particularly
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
more than most people; more than other people; compared with other people; more than others
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern