to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
wharf; quay; landing-stage; jetty
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
day after day; day by day
excess; surplus; superabundance
wide open sky; the blue; heavens; firmament
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
amount of drink; one's drinking capacity
fortune-telling; divination
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
nothing new; same as always; an old story; nothing new about it; not the first time it has happened
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
president's office; director's office
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher
poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly
hair or fur on the surface of fabric; pile; growth of hair; hairy legs
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
to command a view; to look out over (onto, across, etc.); to overlook
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
dullard; indecisive person
leather cover; leather binding
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
to kick over; to kick down
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools