small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
to fail; to blunder; to mess up; to be dismissed; to be fired
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
continually; continuously; incessantly; without interruption
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
short pause; short interval
numbness; going to sleep (of a limb); pins and needles
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
one revolution; one rotation
to go down and stand; to alight; to get down
skull (esp. weatherbeaten, used as symbol of death); death's head; cranium
phosphorous light; ignis fatuus; will-o'-the-wisp
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
to the very end; to the bitter end; to the last; to the hilt; thoroughly
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
and; thereupon; because of that
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
humerus (upper bone in arm)
to trample; to crush underfoot
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
hipbone; innominate bone; fortitude; perseverance; endurance
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
lumbar vertebra; lumbar vertebrae
river; stream; River; the ... river
elastic; flexible; telescoping; expandable; retractable; extensible
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
moving about; stirring about
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl