time; hour; period; class
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
to gape; to open one's mouth wide
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
third time lucky; third time's the charm
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
despite having waited a long time; in spite of having waited a long time
stick; piece of wood; billet; piece of a broken pole
to paint (draw) a picture
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
to beg; to ask; to request; to invite
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
painstaking piece of work; work of great effort; tour de force; toil; labor; labour
being about to cry; the verge of tears
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
by means of; due to; because of; according to
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
twelve; 12; queen (playing card)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
whip; lash; scourge; stick; cane; rod
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to go to hell; to fall into hell; to be damned
to be born again; to make a fresh start in life
to trample; to crush underfoot
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
any more; any further; any better; any longer
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
comprehension; understanding; enlightenment; spiritual awakening; satori
state (of mind); mental state; field (of activity); one's lot; circumstance; place
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)