to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to be impressed; to greatly admire
college of the arts; university of the arts; art university
reserve; spare; preparation; preliminaries
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
youthful crowd; crowd of young people coming into their own
nakedness; nudity; bareness; nakedness; being penniless; concealing nothing
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to deceive; to delude; to trick; to be as ... as ... (e.g. "as bright as day", "as beautiful as a rose")
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
endurance; patience; perseverance; self-control; self-restraint
to become famous; to go out into the world; to make one's way in the world; to appear
extraordinary; uncommon; remarkable; unusual; rare; prodigious
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
sincere; earnest; serious
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
birth; creation; formation
singing one's own praises; praising one's own wares
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
craving for the limelight
complete; whole; perfect; safe
event; phenomenon; matter
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
laborious composition; struggling to compose a poem