red; red color; communist; socialist; left-wing
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to whirl (in the wind); to flutter (about); to swirl
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
black; black stone; guilt; guilty person
swallowtail butterfly (esp. the citrus swallowtail butterfly, Papilio xuthus)
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
to speak; to hear a voice
with a start; with a jump
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
no, not like that (but like this)
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
softly; gently; stealthily; secretly; to leave alone; to leave as it is
to pick up; to adopt (a proposal); to take up (a topic); to take issue with; to make a problem of; to report (news); to cover
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
artists' world; painting circles
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece; magnum opus; major work
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
obedient; meek; honest; frank; straight (e.g. hair); without peculiarity
question; inquiry; enquiry
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
temporary; transitory; short-lived
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
thoughtlessly; rashly; unwisely; halfway; half-done; incomplete
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
smoky; awkward; uncomfortable; ill at ease