unable to speak (due to overwhelming emotion); soundless; mute
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
dying breath; dying whisper; being at death's door
to pick up; to pick out (e.g. key points in an article); to single out; to point out
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
fresh verdure; new green leaves
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
regret; chagrin; mortification; freedom from obstructive thoughts
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to gaze (at); to stare intently (at); to look fixedly (at); to fascinate; to enchant; to possess
front-page article; top story; lead
gold prize; gold award; gold medal; first-place prize
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
colour printing; color printing
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
to suspend between two points; to build (a bridge, etc.); to put up on something (e.g. legs up on table)
as before; as ever; as it was originally
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
consideration; taking into account
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
factorization; factorisation
being extremely bad or uncomfortable (at or with something); having a dread (of something)
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook