riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
(the) executive; administration; leadership
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
grasp; catch; understanding
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
planned; scheduled; systematic
bright; intelligent; clever; smart
long; drawn-out; very long
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
cancellation (of a flight or sea voyage)
temptation; allurement; lure; enticement; seduction
rendezvous; tryst; (lover's) meeting; (secret) date
school record; scholastic performance
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
whichever one chooses; either way
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
to redeem (from sin); to save
being concerned about or mindful of
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
weekly publication; weekly magazine
to be absorbed in reading
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
to appear all together; to be all present
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
inattention; absent-mindedness