stability; steadiness; equilibrium
failure; mistake; blunder
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
slim; slender; slight; delicate
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to miss (capturing); to fail to catch; to let slip
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to feel nauseated; to feel sick
fragment; one of the group or party
to escape being burned (esp. of a building or the items in it); to survive a fire
to pinch and crush; to pinch out
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
striking; remarkable; considerable
upper floor (of a high-rise building)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
shaft (e.g. in a mine); pit
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
in the meanwhile; during the time
to be turned up; to be lifted up (e.g. by the wind)
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
crossing; intersection; (genetic) crossing over
passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord