to have one's hands slip (and drop something)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
sermon; preaching; homily; remonstration; scolding; lecturing
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
success; achievement; succeeding (in life); (worldly) success; prosperity
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
neat and clean; tidy; trim
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)