Karel Čapek (Czech writer, 1890-1938)
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
one's station in life; one's personal history; one's circumstances; one's lot; one's destiny; one's future
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
dream; dream; hope; unrealistic aspiration; daydream; delusion
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to ascend; to go up; to climb
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
person sought by the police; wanted person; fugitive from justice
to be able to manage somehow or other
I feel that ...; I feel as though ...; I have a feeling that ...; I have the impression that ...; I think that ...
somehow; for some reason or other
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
Ring of Fire (circum-Pacific volcanic belt)
overhead; above one's head; high in the sky
to get used to; to grow accustomed to; to become skilled in; to become experienced at; to become tame; to become domesticated
mountain climbing; mountaineering; ascent of a mountain
covered in mud; mud-caked
sweaty; sweat-drenched; covered in sweat
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
astonished; shocked; amazed; astounded; aghast
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
Western person; Westerner
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute