brilliant; bright; radiant
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
Southern School (of Chinese painting)
calligrapher; individual with good penmanship
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
(United States of) America; USA
matcha; powdered green tea
to open up a path; to clear a path; to open up doors; to pave the way
slip; skid; slip (i.e. petticoat); slip (of paper); Serial Link IP; SLIP
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood
conformity; compatibility; adaptability; congruity; congruence
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
the figure below; the lower chart (diagram, illustration, etc.)
porcelain; china; chinaware; ceramics; pottery
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to precede; to forestall; to anticipate
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
settlement (financial); squaring accounts; liquidation; ending (a relationship); breaking up (with)
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
very interesting; of great interest
even scale; equilibrium; balance; equalization; equalisation
raising (a question); bringing up (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); (arch.) lifting up
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
to make it a principle to ...; to aim at doing