atelier; studio; workshop
in good taste; tasteful; (person) of refined taste; of cultivated tastes
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
cabinet; housing (for equipment)
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
in proportion to; just as much as
handsome man; actor in a love scene
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
appearance; shape; form; atmosphere; look; feel
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
group; bunch; crowd; group
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
settlement; village; community; (bacterial) colony
plan; meter; measuring device; (in) total; total (of)
thunderous roar of laughter (from multiple people); loud burst of laughter; explosive laughter
gushing forth; bursting out; (lit.) like breaking a dam
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
time series; chronological order; chronology
several hundred; hundreds (of)
(apportioning) in small amounts
entire world; whole world; world stage
to affect; to impact; to influence
joint work; collaboration
criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle
very intensive training; very hard training
quarrel; trouble; dispute
to become independent; to leave one's hands; to leave one's possession