to exorcise; to cleanse; to purify
red and blue; paints; colors; painting; picture
to put one's heart and soul (into); to completely devote oneself (to)
richly colored; richly coloured
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
great difference; major mistake
to be true to nature; to be lifelike
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
impermanence; mutable; uncertain; ever-changing
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
infancy; childish; infantile; immature
rottenness; decay; corruption
standard; criterion; norm; average; the norm; the ordinary
even so; anyhow; at any rate
to warm (up); to heat (up)
heater; heating apparatus; heating arrangement; heating equipment; heating system; room heater
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
to freeze; to become frozen; to freeze over
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to coagulate; to congeal; to be fanatical (about); to be obsessed (with); to stiffen; to become stiff
to be more than one can imagine (esp. of sadness, anguish, etc.); to be impossible to comprehend
brand-new article; new item
freshly grated (e.g. daikon)
sacrifice; victim (esp. someone killed); casualty; sacrifice (to a deity)
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
to be able (to do); to be capable (of doing)
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
to look back on (the past); to reflect on; to look behind (at); to turn round (and look); to consider; to concern oneself about
desperation; self-abandonment
overly familiar; overfamiliar; too friendly; too free; cheeky
tenacious; persistent; stubborn; vindictive; spiteful; vengeful