belief; faith; adherence; espousal
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
carving; engraving; sculpture
forgery; falsification; fabrication; counterfeiting
drawing; sketch; outline; summary; synopsis
distinction; differentiation; classification
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
other than; excluding; without
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)
combination; arrangement; distribution; marrying off
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
to hold a grudge; to hold something against somebody
training; education; development; cultivation
killer technique; surefire assassination method; special or lethal move, usu. one unique to a certain fighter or fighting style
special training; intensive training; crash course
physical strength; muscle strength
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
Schuman; Schumann; Shooman; Shuman
training; drill; practice; discipline
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
arm wrestling; Indian wrestling; wrestling relying on brute strength (of the arms), rather than skill
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
masterwork; masterpiece; crowning work; one's magnum opus; work of the highest quality
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
supply; provision; raising; procurement