dormitory; dorm; residence hall; multi-bed room shared with unrelated travelers (e.g. in inexpensive guesthouse)
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
extra-sensory perception; ESP; psi; psychokinesis; PK
television program; TV program
electronic engineering; electronics
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
Secretary of Defence (Defense)
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
natural virtue; personal virtue
nature; the natural world; realm of nature
nervous activity; activity of a nerve
-less; lacking; non-existing
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
advantage; point in favor; point in favour
underground; subterranean
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)