joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
chicken or fish meatloaf made with egg
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
style of Southern Chinese painting
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
sketching; drawing from nature; portrayal; description
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
realism; depicting realistically; representing accurately
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
imagination; supposition; guess
meticulous; careful; discreet; scrupulous; prudent
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
appreciating fully (e.g. work of art)
sometimes; occasionally; now and then; from time to time
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
because; the reason why is
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
conservative without party affiliation
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
opponent; rival; adversary; menace; danger; threat
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
jumbling together; lumping together; mixing up
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
argument; discussion; theory (e.g. of evolution); doctrine; essay; treatise
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
perfect beauty with no trace of artifice; flawless
treasure; treasured item; prized possession
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)