formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
invention; intelligent; clever; smart
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
training; drilling; strengthening
realistic; graphic; true to life
lack of individuality or personality
workshop; studio; atelier
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
depiction; description; portrayal
job; work; duties; trade; skill
to fail (in getting a job); to miss out (at fishing, hunting, etc.); to be left out; to be crowded out
rough; wild; rude; harsh; gruff; violent
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
to etch (name, etc.); to carve (design)
classmate; friend in the same class
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
to trample down; to tread on; to ignore; to spurn
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
being afraid of; being fearful; being timid; trembling; shivering
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
erotic; pornographic; obscene; perverted; horny; dirty
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
fixed date; appointed day
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited
post-exam vacation; time off from school after end-of-term tests
of late; lately; this part; this point; here
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
a lot; a great deal; plentifully; properly; sufficiently; fully
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
to repaint; to paint again
almost every day; almost daily
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
detachment; coming off; peeling off; (flow) separation
medicine; agent; (chemical) substance; drug; dose
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to use; to make use of; to utilize; to utilise
ingredient; component; composition
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
combination; assortment (of goods); assorted box (e.g. of chocolates); assorted basket
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; inequality; imbalance; unevenness
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)