artistic taste; aptitude for painting; ability to appreciate art; desire to paint
historic; historical; traditional
art gallery (esp. artworks for sale); picture gallery
stealthy footsteps; walking on tiptoe
late attendance; lateness; tardiness
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
clumsiness; awkwardness; ineptitude
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
guard; security (officer); guardsman
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
omitting (reluctantly); leaving out; dropping; giving up (reluctantly); parting with; sharing
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
difficult voyage; hard flight; rough going; rough passage; running into trouble
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
serpent (snake) and scorpion; detestation
other; another; over; more than; I; me
to distinguish oneself; to stand out
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
solidarity; banding together and working as one for a common cause
to laugh away; to laugh off
to pick out (with the fingers); to pull out; to throw out (e.g. of a bar); to drag out; to chuck out
day after day; day in and day out; every single day
impassioned speech; fervent speech
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
genuine; authentic; true; pure
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
class; heading; group; category
organizational change; organisational change; organizational reform
stifled (laughter); simmering
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
to keep in contact (e.g. by phone, mail, etc.); to keep in touch
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake