to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
to lose heart; to lose interest; to lose motivation; to become stale (i.e. of a carbonated beverage); to go flat; to lose flavor
long time; long interval; for quite some time
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
parting; separation; farewell
practice; practising; training; study
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
early on; earlier on; from early
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
practice-swinging (sword, bat, tennis racket, etc.)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding