intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
to come loose; to come untied; to come undone; to loosen up (e.g. tension)
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
occupant of a house; family member; household member (incl. servant)
sketch (depicting real people or nature); drawing sketched from real life; magic-lantern picture; child's copying pictures; mirror image (e.g. of society); (metaphorical) depiction
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
bun (hairstyle); chignon; topknot
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
sea of blood; pool of blood
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
(medical) doctor; physician
state of (mental) confusion (agitation)
to smear with blood; to kill
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
suffocation; choking; asphyxia
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
menial; meanness; servility; abject
to forget oneself; to lose control of oneself
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
growth; development; one's early life; upbringing; personal history
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
author; writer; novelist; artist
Karel Čapek (Czech writer, 1890-1938)
drama; play; Chinese opera
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
to telephone; to make a phone call
around the world; throughout the world
steering; piloting; flying; management; handling; control
on a stage; on a platform; on an altar
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
made in Japan; Japanese-made
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology