to paint a picture; to draw a picture
elegance; taste; refinement
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
mountain hut (esp. one that offers lodging to climbers and hikers); mountain cottage; mountain shanty
to work out; to think up; to devise; to manage to find (money, time, etc.); to scrape together (funds)
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
results; record; grades; marks
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
loud criticism; torrent of criticism; fierce denouncement (from many people); uproarious outcry
freely; frankly; without reserve
immoral; illicit; unethical
obvious (e.g. of a lie); transparent
quiet unsociable person; obstinate person; blockhead
to be superstitious; to believe in omens
sounds good; sure thing; no problem
slowly and quietly; smoothly
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
lifetime supply; lifetime's worth (of something)
resting one's head on one's arm or elbow
champion of justice; knight in shining armor; crime avenger; hero; super hero
contrary person; sourpuss; dog-in-the-manger
time around sunset; early evening
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
to assume an aspect; to take on an appearance
Japanese wolf (Canis lupus hodophilax, extinct); wild dog
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
corresponding to; being applicable to; being relevant to; coming under; falling under; fulfilling (requirements)
complete works; complete collection; complete series
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
chillingly; shiveringly; with goosebumps; uncomfortably; restlessly