it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
painter; artist; drawing pictures; doodling; painting
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
we; us; I; me; my store (business, etc.)
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to do for (the sake of someone else)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
good-for-nothing; worthless
ambition; aspiration; sinister designs; treachery
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
than; from; out of; except; but; more
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
clear; distinct; evident; definite
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
therefore; and so; for that reason; accordingly; consequently; hence
uncommon; rare; extraordinary; matchless
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
that is to say; so that means
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
root; source; origin; cause
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk