a very small or insignificant amount compared to what is needed
очень маленькое или незначительное количество по сравнению с тем, что необходимо (ochen' malen'koye ili neznaachitel'noye kolichestvo po sravneniyu s tem, chto neobkhodimo)
"Our recycling efforts are just a drop in the ocean compared to the global pollution problem."
"Наши усилия по переработке — это всего лишь капля в море по сравнению с глобальной проблемой загрязнения." (Nashi usiliya po pererabotke - eto vsego lish' **kaplya v more** po sravneniyu s global'noy problemoy zagryazneniya)
something will happen eventually; be patient
to compromise by agreeing to part of what each person wants
information spread by people talking to each other
to prepare for every possible situation
to agree to compromise with someone
to face a temporary problem or setback
