to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
pipe shaft (in a building); riser shaft
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
remarkable ability; mastery; brilliant technique; go-getter; resourceful person; wizard
(medical) doctor; physician
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
Hades; the underworld; the other world; realm of the dead
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
transportation; conveyance; delivery; hospitalization; transfer to hospital
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
spontaneous discharge; accidental gun discharge
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
responsibility; duty; obligation
to weigh on a scale; to weigh up options; to compare pros and cons
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
pair; the two; both persons; both things
professor; teaching; instruction
prudish; strait-laced; boring; square
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
graduation ceremony; commencement
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
head (of a household, etc.); leader; owner; proprietor; subject (of a rumour, etc.); doer (of a deed); guardian spirit (e.g. long-resident beast, usu. with mystical powers)
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
fellow traveler; fellow traveller; travelling companion; taking someone along unwillingly (e.g. in death); forcing to take part
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble