to paint (draw) a picture
next; secondly; subsequently
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
article; news story; report; account
each; (arch.) you (plural)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to begin to strike; to kick out; to forcefully expel; to hammer (pattern, etc.) into metal
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to find out; to discover; to locate
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
consideration; taking into account
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
cannot help (doing, etc.); cannot resist; must not ...; should not ...; must ...; have to ...
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
this for sure; certainly is
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
together with; same; both; all; including ...
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
heartbroken; crestfallen; dejected; disappointed
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
outspoken; arguing (heatedly) what one believes in; insisting on something without restraint
white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview