to not understand what someone is getting at; to not understand what is being talked about
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; difficulty
how; in what way; by what means
to bend oneself forward (esp. in curiosity or excitement); to hang out (e.g. over a balcony)
imagination; supposition; guess
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
(phenotypic) trait; (hereditary) character; allele
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
to meet the requirements; to satisfy the conditions
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
another thing; exception; special case
to insert; to include; to incorporate; to install; to embed
thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
individual differences; personal equation
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
foul; breaking the rules; violation (of the law, regulations, etc.); infringement; breach
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off