influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
study; research; investigation
Europe and America; the West
foreign; abroad; overseas
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
rising; ascending; climbing
dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
beginning; outset; first; onset
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
rank (of troops); file; column; formation
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
man; male; masculine gender
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
in the mountains; among the mountains
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
really; truly; indeed; good grief
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against somebody; to play (a game, match, etc.) against somebody
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
space (between); gap; period of time (during, while); duration; between (two parties or things); among (a group); relations (between)
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
crackling; cracking; clapping; incessantly (blinking)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
(some) more; even more; longer; further
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell