hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
occupation; calling; livelihood
(within a) territory; domains
northeastern part; the northeast
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
modest; reserved; quiet; frugal; simple; plain
scene; view; prospect; outlook
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
mainly; primarily; mostly; largely; chiefly
admiration; appreciation; enjoyment; viewing (for pleasure)
shipping; shipment; forwarding; sending (goods); delivery
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
will (urge) to create; creative urge; appetite for writing
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
drawing; painting; doodling; sketching
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
intellectual curiosity; out of curiosity; inquisitiveness
lively; vigorous; energetic; full of (energy, appetite, curiosity, etc.); brimming with
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
you could say that; that might be so
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)