ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
handsome; shapely; clean-cut (features); decent; proper; correct
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
to cringe with fear; to cower with fright; to be terribly afraid
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
beautification; glorification
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
portrait; likeness; picture
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
to speak ill of; to disparage
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
scorn; disdain; contempt; slight
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
it is not (like that) either
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
drawing ability; skill at art
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to endeavor (endeavour); to try; to strive; to make an effort; to exert oneself; to be diligent
real thing; original; actual
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
skill; workmanship; dexterity; quality
(relative) merits; superiority or inferiority; quality
elaborate; delicate; exquisite
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
reproduction; duplication; reprinting