on rare occasions; once in a blue moon
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
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
to twist and turn; to meander; to undulate; to wriggle
lime; quicklime; caustic lime
artist; painter; illustrator
to paint a picture; to draw a picture
commemoration; celebration; remembrance; memento; souvenir; keepsake
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
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 push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
large sum (of money); large amount; large denomination (banknote, etc.)
to employ; to hire; to engage
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
self-abasement; self-depreciation; humility
three generations; three periods; third generation
to run through one's fortune (in idleness)
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
(large) building; public building; hall
to make a copy (of); to copy (down); 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; going back and forth (between); commuting (to work, school, etc.); attending regularly; passbook; bankbook
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