lacking skill; uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; boring (from being too plain)
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
change of schedule; schedule change
to hang (something) on the wall
to come around to do; to become inclined to do; to get excited about; to take an interest
superficial; shallow; frivolous; careless; sliding along the surface of something; being slippery
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
nap; doze; short sleep; staringly; fixedly
overlooking; letting a good ball go by
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to begin to get dark; to begin to set (the Sun)
stripe; bar; streak; (weaved) stripe pattern (of 2 or more different colors)
piercing (cold); biting (wind)
wearing thick clothes; dressing warmly
to pierce; to penetrate; to sting (wound or sensitive area, etc.); to smart; to be infected (with vice); to be steeped (with prejudice)
diminutive; dwarfish; pygmy; narrow (e.g. thinking); small
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
deadlock; stalemate; impasse; dead end
aimlessly; without a goal
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
tens of thousands of years
hell on earth; living hell
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to be lost in deep thought; to be deeply immersed in thought
cold and heat; (degree of) temperature
to become completely chilled
jumping sideways; flying sideways; running hurriedly (with one's body bent forward)
many; varied; all sorts; crowded; large (e.g. helping)
to withstand; to be able to endure
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
to let an opportunity slip