ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
sour look; surly face; pout
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
rough sketch; design; cartoon
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
colour; color; hue; tints
coloring; colouring; colour development; production of colour
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
statue; picture; picture revealing character
embodying; expressing concretely
three colours; three colors; triple run; winning hand containing the same chow in each of the three suits; triple pung; winning hand containing the same pung in each of the three suits
original picture; key frame; key animation
texture (cloth, fabric, paper); feel; appearance
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
painful; heartrending; trying; oppressive; suffocating; miserable
to choose at one's own discretion; to choose when to do something; to estimate (the time for something)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court