small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
standing facing each other (e.g. mountains, buildings); standing opposite each other; confrontation; squaring off against (adversaries, armies, forces); standing off against
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
delivery (of a package, goods, etc.)
to deliver; to forward; to send; to report; to notify; to file notice (to the authorities)
myself; oneself; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to one's inferior)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to jump down; to jump off; to jump from; to jump out of
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
lower grade; low class; junior (officer)
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
annotation; explanatory note; comment
one machine; one aircraft; one life
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
outspoken; forthright; frank; direct
to admit fault; to admit one is wrong
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
to be prolonged; to drag on
to be damaged; to receive damage
tidal hour; right time; favourable opportunity (favorable)
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
preliminary test or trial; tryout
to gain experience; to accumulate experiences
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
property; fortune; assets
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
false name; alias; assumed name; pseudonym