does not seem; unlikely; improbable
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
club activities; extracurricular activities
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
commuting to school; school commute
club activities; extracurricular activities
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
tacit approval; tacit permission; connivance; acquiescence; toleration; overlooking
on the contrary; rather; instead; all the more
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
encouragement; promotion; inducement; incitement; stimulation
simply; merely; only; solely
is not ... either; is (neither ...) nor ...; nor is it ...; does not ... either; (neither ...) nor ...; does not even ...
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (of China; 9-23 CE)
school building; schoolhouse
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
tool; implement; means; furniture
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
when looked at in that way
folding chair (with tubular metal frame)
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
oil paints; oil colors (colours); oils
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
incomplete; unfinished; imperfect
learning by watching others; learning by imitation; following by example
gradually; by degrees; little by little; bit by bit
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word