divide into four pieces; one fourth
to come to nothing; to be wasted; to fall through; to end without result
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
delineation; demarcation; drawing a line (e.g. between what's acceptable and unacceptable); (measuring) ruler
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
to shake off; to throw off
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
intensiveness; collecting; summarizing; putting together
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to cease; to stop; to be over
moment; brief space of time
weather; look of the sky; situation; turn of affairs; signs
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
different opinion; objection
to be lacking in options; to be too few
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
grasp; catch; understanding
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
National Aeronautics and Space Administration; NASA
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
foreign business; foreign enterprise; foreign corporation
domestic; domestically-produced; produced within a country
rather; sooner; preferably
long ago; already; a long time ago