to remain unsold; to be left on the shelf
unsold items; leftovers; remainders; spinster; old maid
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to fail to be attentive to
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to do for (the sake of someone else)
forced laugh; forced smile
to hang one's head; to droop one's head
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to take a breath; to take a short rest
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
distant look; faraway look
solid; strong; sturdy; durable; stout
cannot do a thing; feeling handcuffed; being at the end of one's tether; being at one's wit's end
going out (before burning completely); dying out; fizzling out (e.g. of a plan); falling through; coming to nothing
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
independence of will or action; self-direction; autonomy; initiative; identity
as (e.g. "do as one is told", "as we age we gain wisdom"); wherever (e.g. "wherever my fancy took me")
office workers; office staff; clerical staff
to penetrate; to sink in; to devote oneself (to); to do intently and exclusively; to do throughout (e.g. the night)
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
useless; vain; aimless; idle
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
the future (usually distant); future tense; the world to come
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
concept; general idea; notion; intention; aim; design
not worth considering; out of the question
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words