work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
to play an instrument (esp. string instruments); to dance
simple; artless; naive; unsophisticated
here and there; in places
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
even though; despite; when
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
to make sure of; to ascertain; to confirm; to grasp
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
(please) try to; (please) look; seeing; looking
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
strange; wonderful; weird; outrageous; mysterious
staring (e.g. eyes); goggling; glaring
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to get twisted; to get crooked; to become twisted (of a mind, relationship, etc.); to become warped; to become troubled; to become complicated
agglutination; adhesion; fusion; combination; blending; uniting
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
being incident to; being accompanied by; being collateral with; being attached to
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to impress; to move one's heart; to touch (a person's heart)
to like; to prefer; to be pleased by
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to paint (draw) a picture
author; writer; novelist; artist
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
essence; true nature; substance; reality
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
treasure; picture of a treasure ship; money; cash
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject