a good reputation

portraits

• paintings of a head or face

• paintings of famous people

• paintings of adults or children

parallels

• competitions

• similarities

• functions

virtually

• hardly

• only

• almost

commission

• offer to attend an event

• decision about what to do

• order for a work of art

contemporary

• modern

• expensive

• fashionable

assessment

• evaluation

• opportunity

• attraction

standing

• attitude

• sincerity

• reputation

acquire

• look at or watch

• buy or obtain

• study or discuss

waned

• declined

• renovated

• lengthened

exceptional

• surprisingly clear

• generally acceptable

• unusually good