to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
to have a good idea; to be able to predict
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
proportion; proportional representation section (of an election)
to be mixed up with; to have a connection with (a troublesome matter); to be a stickler about; to be finicky about (some triviality); to take part (in some work); to hang about
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
2nd day of the month; two days
3rd day of the month; three days
chance to win; opportunity to win; chance of victory
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow (i.e. bending of the body); bowing; reward
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
sentimental; on an emotional level; in one's heart
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
little by little; bit by bit
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
by no means; never!; certainly (not); surely (not); something unexpected; emergency
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to run about; to rush about
to take (something) along; to bring with one; to carry (something) away; to bear
fulfillment; fulfilment; realization; realisation; completion
without hesitation; without a qualm; at the drop of a hat
edged tool; cutting instrument; knife
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
each time it happens; at all such times