subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
drawing board; drafting board
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
one end; an end; part; fragment
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
(not) merely; (not) simply
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to fight against; to oppose; to face
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
to do something by choice; to like; to be fond of
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
cannot be helped; unavoidable
to finish; to get it over with; to settle; to pay back; to get along (without something); to make do with (without)
intolerable; unbearable; tremendous; out of this world; cannot help (doing); cannot but do
maintenance; preservation; improvement
weight; weight (e.g. of someone's words); burden; importance; significance
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
school bag (usu. handheld or hung from the shoulder); schoolbag
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
daily routine; daily work; daily lesson
long (time that has passed); old (story)
upper grades of primary school (sixth, fifth, and sometimes fourth grades)
attendant; person who looks after one's needs; caretaker
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
birth; creation; formation
detached house; single house; single building; isolated house; house in isolated location
cheap; rash; thoughtless; careless
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)