place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
can do nothing but (do); cannot help (doing) something
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to bloom; to flower; to blossom; to open
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to make a lovely picture; to be perfect for a picture; picture-perfect; picturesque
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
hard to understand; Byzantine fashion
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
for example; for instance; e.g.
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
present; gift; to give a present or gift
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
surely; certainly; without doubt
smoothly; easily; readily
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
unable to concentrate on (due to distractions, etc.)
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
to drop; to let fall; to omit
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign
pigment; paint; colour; color
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to look forward to something
appreciation (of art, music, poetry, etc.)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
question; inquiry; enquiry