July 28

1. She makes cynical remarks about people and she is bad-tempered. But she has a tremendous talent in art so nobody can blame her.

2 The boy looks stout although he is short.

3. I regard her as part of my family.

4. His method is regarded as the most efficient among those of the researchers.

5. The little birds were fluttering through my window making such a fuss.

Great practice, Yoon! You did great with the use of "to regard as".

I have a few comments / suggestions:

1 You can also say "she's the worst-tempered person I've ever met" but just "she's bad-tempered / ill-tempered" is fine.

2 Instead of "no one can blame her (for making cynical remarks)" you could say "so people look past the mean things she says" or something like that.

I wouldn't say that her talent *forgives* her nasty remarks as such. However, I could say, for example, that perhaps she could be awarded an art exhibition just based on the beauty of her art, despite the fact that she's difficult to get along with. That is, people can attend her art opening and the organizers would be able to sell tickets and make a profit, without the guests having to endure her cynicism. Does this make sense?

3 If the lady is the only person the writer considers as "her family", yes, you may write "I regard her as my family"; otherwise, I'd say "part of my family / a member of my family".

4 "Fluttering through" means they actually go through your window into the room, then out of the room; you might say "fluttering around my window" (e.g., the window is closed and the birds are fluttering near it).

Looking forward to reading more from you :)