stake; post; pile; (arch.) stump
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
minute adjustment; fine tuning
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
from the beginning; from scratch
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
smoothly; frictionlessly; easily
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
frequency (of appearance)
mayfly; ephemeropteran; ephemerality (of human life)
walking stick (any insect of order Phasmatodea); walkingstick; stick insect; leaf insect
to swoop down upon; to fly down; to alight
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
sky; the skies; high-altitude sky; upper air
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
to flap (wings); to spread one's wings; to go out into the world
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
to jump from one thing to another
to give up (a plan or idea); to desist from (doing)
to be surprised; to be amazed; to be frightened; surprise (e.g. surprise party)
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)