to paint a picture; to draw a picture
really; truly; indeed; very; extremely; terribly
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
composition (of painting); structural outline; compositional arrangement
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
uninterested; unconcerned; plain; light; flowing gently
there; the spot; the place; then and there; on the spot; immediately
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
to sell; to betray; to sell out (one's friend, country, etc.); to make (oneself) known; to establish (a reputation) for oneself; to pick (a fight, quarrel, etc.)
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
as stated; verbatim; literally
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
to put up (a notice); to post
permission; approval; authorization; license
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
the Horse (seventh sign of the Chinese zodiac); hour of the Horse (around noon, 11am-1pm, or 12 noon-2pm); south; fifth month of the lunar calendar
writing; composition; essay; sentence
date (of an event, meeting, etc.)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
fixed date; appointed day
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
input; (data) entry; typing
looking up (e.g. a word in a dictionary); search (e.g. on the Internet); retrieval (of information); reference
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
work (e.g. book, film, painting, composition); piece; production; opus