writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
distant place; faraway location; far away
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
assortment; product lineup
a great variety of; diversity
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
(out of) desperation; (as a) last resort; (driven by) pain
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
to make a note (of); to take a note (of)
shell (of a crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; (person's) back; years of experience
skin; outer skin; integument; husk; hull; shell
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to allot; to assign; to give; to provide; to fit to; to fasten to
protection against dust; dust-proof; dust-tight
grinder; grinding machine
briskly; quickly; promptly
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
to become keen on; to get passionate about
eating quickly; speed-eating
to put to bed; to let sleep; to lay (something) down; to put on its side; to let (money, goods, etc.) lie idle; to set aside unused
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
process; operation; stage of a process; progress of work
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
-like; pseudo-; imitation; counterfeit; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; (arch.) to rise up (of breaking waves)
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics