trivial; not amounting to much; not enough to cause a problem; not as much as expected
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.); cutting a fish into two boneless fillets and a piece with the skeleton
actual and hidden; inside out (e.g. socks); face down (e.g. cards)
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
testimony; (verbal) evidence
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
in one's own way or style
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
single; simple; sole; individual; unitary
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
example; simile; metaphor; allegory
seeing through; fluoroscopy; roentgenoscopy; clairvoyance; seeing through (objects)
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
craft brings nothing home; (lit.) the crafty schemer drowns in his own scheme
to be furnished with; to be provided with; to be possessed of; to be endowed with; to be among; to be one of
to grimace; to make a wry face
to go out (of a fire, etc.); to die out (before burning to ash); to fall through (of plans, etc.); to fizzle out; to come to nothing
ill-bred; poorly brought up
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
scandal; deplorable event
to go ahead; to proceed; to carry on
to squash; to crush; to flatten
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie