skeleton; skeletal structure; build; framework
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
elegant; graceful; refined; leisurely; comfortable; easy
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
house (e.g. of Tokugawa); family
three generations; three periods; third generation
for generations; hereditary; generation after generation
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to run through one's fortune (in idleness)
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to open wide (doors, windows, etc.); to fling open
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
each house; every house; many houses
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition