insignificant; inconsequential; trifling; negligible; of little importance
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
(criminal) punishment; penalty; sentence
point of compromise; common ground
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
evading blame for a transgression by pinning it on a subordinate and abandoning them; (lit.) a skink lizard's shedding of its tail
stable supply; reliable supply
misdeed; wrongdoing; wickedness
headache inducing; vexing
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
national border; provincial border
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
(weather) front; front line; forward area; action zone
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
rearrangement; reallocation; realignment; relocation
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
rubbish heap; garbage dump
to feel depressed; to be down
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
useless employees (shunted off by a window to pass their remaining time until retirement)
thick; viscous; muddy; dirty (with oil, grease, etc.); to be in an ugly state (of emotions, relations, etc.); to be murky
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
to be(come) intertwined; to be entangled
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration