Define!
Catchy
Something that sticks to your memory!
I ... to watch films now and...
I tend to watch films now and again
(Initial) they may strike you as (fair) (traditional) portraits
Initially they may strike you as fairly traditional portraits
Realistic
Abstract
Live in ...
Live in poverty
Hilarious
Extremely funny
I don’t work as much as .....
I don’t work as much as I used to
The two pieces were painted (short) after the author’s death
The two pieces were painted shortly after the author’s death
Bold
Subtle
Encounter a ...
Encounter a problem
Commercial
Made just to make money
To be ..., I’m not that ... on action films
To be honest, I’m not that keen on action films
The young man sitting in the chair looks (calm) and is (obvious) thinking (hard) about what to write
The young man sitting in the chair looks calm and is obviously thinking hard about what to write
Modern
Conventional
Seek ...
Seek revenge
Ambiguous
Having more than one possible meaning
He looks ... ... he’s thinking about killing himself
He looks as if he’s thinking about killing himself
He was both (wide) admired and (reasonable) successful during his lifetime
He was both widely admired and reasonably successful during his lifetime
Uplifting
Disturbing
Get away .........
Get away with a bad deed
Disguise
To give a new appearance to a person
It was a ... ... weird for ... ...
It was a bit too weird for my liking
A strange tension and feeling of danger seems (apparent) in the two paintings
A strange tension and feeling of danger seems apparent in the two paintings
Exciting
Dull
Assert ...
Assert the power