low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
belt (worn around the waist); (machine) belt; belt; zone
increasing in size; becoming bigger; enlargement
inner structure; internal anatomy
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
ability; performance; efficiency
large; large-sized; large-scale; big
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
work of art the creator has confidence in; work one is proud of
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor); research assistant
being somewhat excited (agitated)
deathbed; dying hour; one's death
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank
hesitantly; timidly; diffidently
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
sunburn; suntan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. of paper); yellowing; drying up (of a river, field, etc.)
heir; successor; family estate; family fortune; headship of a family
everything working out as desired
vengeance; revenge; retaliation
to avenge (someone) by striking down their killer
to detain; to keep; to lock up; to retain; to leave (a letter) till called for
change of course; changing direction; shifting position (of retreating forces); retreat
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
person who has great confidence (faith) in himself
swindler; fraudster; trickster; con man
instruction; teaching; guidance; informing
red cloth; red background
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)