artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
unidentifiable; unidentified
forfeiture; seizure; confiscation; impounding
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
to become less crowded; to thin out; to get empty; to be hungry
by (from) choice; by (for) preference; of one's own accord; of one's (own) free will; on purpose; deliberately
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
all times and places; all ages and countries
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
beautification; glorification
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
face; looks; vestiges; trace
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
discharge; outward flow; efflux; leak of (private) information or pictures
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
sexy; popular; well-liked
thorough; exhaustive; complete
no!; no no!; no, not at all
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
to prepare; to provide; to set up; to establish; to organize
boo! (sound used to scare someone); ugh (dissatisfaction, aggravation); ulp (consternation)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
underworld; underside of society
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
in succession; one by one
affiliated with; under jurisdiction of; under the umbrella
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
never ceasing; never ending; endless
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
touché; you've got me there
memories; recollections; reminiscence
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
point of compromise; common ground
close; intimate; on good terms
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse