shop; small store; business; firm
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
artist; painter; illustrator
to paint (draw) a picture
commemoration; celebration; honoring the memory of something; turning something into a memento; memory
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
crawling on all fours; getting on one's hands and knees; falling flat
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
insight; power of observation
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
personal (employee); employed; retained
distant look; faraway look
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
three generations; three periods; third generation
to run through one's fortune (in idleness)
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
to come back; to bloom a second time
having a wife; marrying (a woman); marriage
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
day after day; day by day
trickling (of water); flickering (of fire); darting about (e.g. a small animal); scampering about
coming and going; commuting
sleeping outdoors; sleeping out in the open air; camping
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
one day; (on) a certain day
shopping; purchased goods
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
worthy opponent; worthy rival; good match
to become greasy; to become oily; to be loud and garish
flat-iron; soldering iron; crimper; curling tongs; trowel
hair style; coiffure; hairdo