gloomy; melancholy; dreary; depressed; dismal
Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm (1844-1900)
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
as; because; with; due to
Frankfurt (Germany); frankfurter; frank
counter for small animals; counter for rolls of cloth (two han in size); (arch.) counter for horses; roll of cloth
a reclusive life; living secluded from the world; leading a sequestered life
territorial right; dominion
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
to compete with; to vie for
period of time; time slot; time zone
lesson; class work; teaching; instruction
start of a course; start of lectures; opening of a new course; offering a course (for the first time)
departure from a port; leaving port; setting sail
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
complete set; all; everything
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
unsteadily (e.g. on one's feet); shakily; wavering (in one's mind); unsteadily; aimlessly; unconsciously
Darwin (Australia); Darwin (Charles)
evolutionary theory; theory of evolution
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
On the Origin of Species (Charles Darwin, 1859); origin of species
as time goes by; as time went by; with the passage of time; over time
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story