until now; till now; up to now; up to the present; so far
being entertained by a geisha
author; writer; novelist; artist
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
about; on; regarding; per; for every
to recall; to remember; to recollect
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
influence; effect; impact
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
realistic; graphic; true to life
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
inside; interior; (within) one's mind; one's soul; one's heart
to pour forth; to spill out
exactly; just; right (when); just (as); just (about to); on the point of
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
like; similar to; as with; in the same way
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
even more; still more; one layer; lowest floor (of a building); rather; sooner
to draw (something) toward one; to pull toward one; to pull closer; to attract; to draw; to entice
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
to harm; to hurt; to fail to do; to do amiss; to almost do; to come close to doing
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance