cross; crossing; intersecting; cross (soccer)
breast; chest; pit of the stomach; solar plexus; epigastrium
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
thumping (heart); banging; pounding; racing
well; in good health; safe; free from accident
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
dull; uninteresting; boring; drab
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
beautification; glorification
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
portrait; likeness; picture
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
to speak ill of; to disparage
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
taking a philosophic view; looking at the long term; farsightedness
drawing ability; skill at art
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
skill; workmanship; dexterity; quality
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
fascination; to charm; to fascinate; to mesmerize
reproduction; duplication; reprinting
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
original intention; initial resolution
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to resign; to abandon; to step aside; to back out of; to retire; to get away
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
unsparingly; without listening to the other party; without giving the other party a chance to explain
to put something out of the way; to move (something, someone) aside; to set aside; to keep apart; to remove (someone) from the group; to shun
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
in low spirits; dejected; sad
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
prayer; grace (at meals); exorcism