to make; to manufacture; to build; to construct; to prepare; to get ready; to dress (oneself in)
as if (something untrue was actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
to comb back; to stroke upward; to smooth up
to remove; to clear away; to except from; to make an exception of; to lay aside; to set aside
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
olive (colour); olive brown
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
to choose the best; to select carefully; to handpick
some day; hereafter; at some future time
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
restlessly; fussily; anxiously; to be cramped; to be claustrophobic
to give an impression; to make an impression
plentifully; amply; loosely; with room to spare; a good (e.g. two weeks, ten kilometres); a full
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
judgement; judgment; appraisal (e.g. of an antique); evaluation; forensics; (criminal) identification
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
more than enough; more than ample; exhaustive
master craftsman; skillful worker
to (be able to) agree (with); to be able to accept; to find acceptable; to be convinced; to understand
bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
to be careful; to be discreet; to do in moderation; to refrain (from overdoing); to be reverent; to be purified
warning; admonition; lesson or a phrase that teaches you not to do something
Gospel of Matthew (book of the Bible)
a few seconds; several seconds
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly; to believe entirely
attendant; valet; servant; follower
Rubens; Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640; Flemish artist)
copying; duplication; reproduction; copy
the dots of i's and the crosses of t's; (not neglecting) the slightest details