food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
outbreak (e.g. of war); outburst; sudden occurrence
construction; building; putting up; erecting; creation; formulation
east and west; Orient and Occident; East and West; ladies and gentlemen!; your attention, please!
possession; retention; maintenance
pressure; oppression; suppression
land route; overland route; by land; overland
on the sea; surface of the sea
defense capability (defence)
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
science and technology; scientific technique
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
wheat; barley; oat (oats)
to cover a surface; to spread all over; to blanket; to lay
farming; agriculture; cultivation
construction; establishment
scientific capability; scientific ability (e.g. of a student); scientific strength (e.g. of a country); level of technological development
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
tundra; sharp and sarcastic without ever acting lovestruck
production; output; turning out
northward; facing the north; nobleman's true wife
barren land; sterile soil; wasteland
in company; among people; philtrum; vertical groove between the nose and the upper lip
undeserved good luck; luck of the devil; dumb luck; bad luck
low latitudes; equatorial region
glacial period; glacial epoch; glacial era; tough period; drought (of opportunities, jobs, etc.)
how can (one) do something
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to remonstrate; to admonish (someone) for; to advise (someone) not to; to warn against