subject matter of a painting; art supplies; art materials
ordinary citizen; the general public
(social) class; rank; grade
student (esp. a university student)
quality (of a product or a service)
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to dissolve (paint); to scramble (eggs); to melt (metal, etc.); to mix (water with flour, etc.)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
light color; light colour
green; emerald green; green color of new foliage; verdure
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white go stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
in order; in turn; one by one
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
both hands; both arms; ten
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
to be surprised; to be astonished
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely