although I say; although one might say; although called
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
support; backing; endorsement; support; holding up; propping
subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
painter; artist; painter supported by patron
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
to escape from; to get out
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
wandering; rambling; roaming
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
artwork on wood, canvas, metal sheet, etc.
field; plain; prairie; moor
realistic; graphic; true to life
stroke of the brush; touch; literary style
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
every corner; every nook and cranny; all the ins and outs
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
age thirty; one's thirties
shyness; fear of strangers; stranger anxiety
to talk; to chat; to chatter
diversion to military use
to think of; to come up with
to speak ill of; to disparage
all you want; as much as one wants
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
in person; personally; (do) oneself
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
battle flag; standard; (regimental) colours; colors; ensign
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
loyal retainer; loyal subject
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
to pen; to write; to draw
ocean; large sea; fabric pattern
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to add (to); to add on; to append
joke; pun; jest; smartly dressed; stylish; fashion-conscious
laughing foolishly; cackling
joke; playfulness; kidding around
kindness; favor; favour; goodwill; affection; liking (for someone)