anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
seventh principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; stroke that falls leftwards with slight curve
to show signs of; to appear
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
attack; assault; raid; criticism; censure; denunciation
defense; defence; safeguard; protection
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
intricate; elaborate; complicated; complex
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
very likely; very probable
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
so; like this; in this way
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
various countries; various regions; various provinces
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to claim victims; to leave casualties
to affect someone's prestige; to be beneath one's dignity
to knit one's brows; to frown
fifth day of the month; five days
skirmish; brush (with the enemy); small fight with a military enemy; squabble; quarrel; brief argument
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
inattention; absent-mindedness
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word