hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
watercolor painting; watercolour painting
art of drawing and painting
in proportion to; according to; depending on
monetary; financial; pecuniary
pregnancy; conception; gestation
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
judgement; judgment; connoisseur
art dealer; fine art(s) shop
gifted (person); intellectual giftedness
inborn; innate; inherent; a priori
artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
retirement (from work); leading a quiet life (after retirement); retired person; retiree; surrendering headship of the family (pre-WWII)
state of mind; mentality; psychology
lucid dream; dream in which the dreamer is aware that they are dreaming
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
to be doing; to be in the process of doing
spatial awareness; spatial perception
preeminence; excellence; superiority; transcendence
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
copy (of the real thing); copying; reproduction; tracing
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to curse (at someone); to call someone names; to speak bitterly