to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
work-in-progress; working state
work of art; artwork; objet d'art
gap; opening; spare moment; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
primary colour; primary color; pure color; unmixed color; original color (of a painting, etc. as opposed to a reproduction)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to lean against; to set against
life; living; I; me; student
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
such ... as; or some such
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
opposite; reverse; contrary; front and back; parallel to; back to back
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to disentangle; to untangle; to break up into pieces; to pick apart; to relieve; to ease
museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall
to badger; to pester; to beg
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
record high; all-time high
arbitrarily; of its own accord; without asking; voluntarily; willfully; as one pleases
to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
Wouldn't It Be Loverly (song)
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
charm against evil spirits; talisman; amulet
to shut in; to confine (in); to seal in; to contain; to suppress; to restrain
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
with a crack; with a smash
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to be smart; to be cool; to be sharp; to be stylish
opening; start; opening credits; title sequence; theme song (played during the opening credits of a TV show, etc.)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
keep it up!; way to go!; you've got it!; that's it; attaboy!; attagirl!
something; some kind of; for some reason
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)