insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to manage something successfully; to be successful
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
random; unintentional; unintended
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
low rank; lower position; subordinate position; lower order (e.g. byte)
pride; boast; credit (to)
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
business; trade; operations; sales
an inch ahead; the immediate future
double tooth; protruding tooth (like a fang); high canine
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond
sound of wind rustling through a crack; wheezing
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
halving; dividing (into two parts); bisection; the two equinoxes (vernal and autumnal)
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
hinge; joint (esp. an anatomical joint)
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
taking captive; carrying away; kidnapping; kidnaping; abduction
not worth considering; out of the question
receipt; cash-register slip
change; alteration; modification
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
wounded person; injured person
staying out overnight without giving notice; spending night(s) away from home without permission (leave)
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
at one's feet; underfoot; gait; pace; most recent; current