a small but essential part of a large system
небольшая, но важная часть большой системы (nebol'shaya, no vazhnaya chast' bol'shoy sistemy)
"Every engineer is a cog in the machine that keeps the factory running."
"Каждый инженер — это шестеренка в машине, которая помогает заводу работать." (Kazhdyy inzhener - eto shesterenka v mashine, kotoraya pomogayet zavodu rabotat'.)
to express oneself in a way that is easy to understand
to work hard and continuously
to begin to feel uncertain or unsure
to reduce how much you use or pressure someone
to be unable to remember or think of something
to be in a situation where one is likely to be blamed or cri...