project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
beautification; glorification
writing (e.g. as a profession)
depiction; description; portrayal
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
appendix; supplement; annex; extra (of a newspaper or magazine)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
to publish a book; to put out a book
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
counting one's chickens before they've hatched; (lit.) counting raccoon dog skins before they have been caught
secret techniques (of an art or skill); inner mysteries; essence; quintessence; heart
(giving) instruction; initiation
if you think about it; come to think of it
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
serious; severe; grave; acute
to continue to increase; to continue to mount
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known