he let slip an opportunity
51balk — balker, n. balkingly, adv. /bawk/, v.i. 1. to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified (usually fol. by at): He balked at making the speech. 2. (of a horse, mule, etc.) to stop short and stubbornly refuse to go… …
52baulk — /bɔk / (say bawk) verb (i) 1. to stop, as at an obstacle: he baulked at making the speech. 2. (of horses) to stop short and stubbornly refuse to go on. 3. Sport to make an incomplete or misleading move, especially an illegal one. –verb (t) 4. to… …
53throw something away — 1 she hated throwing old clothes away: DISCARD, throw out, dispose of, get rid of, do away with, toss out, scrap, throw on the scrap heap, clear out, dump, jettison; …
54Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough — For other uses, see Sarah Churchill (actress). Sarah Churchill Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough, by Charles Jervas, after 1714[1] Born 5 June 16 …
55Sue White — Infobox character colour = #6ef7a7 name = Sue White first = Caroline s First Day last = The Special nickname = Sue gender = Female occupation = Staff liaison officer episode = 20 portrayer = Michelle GomezSusan Sue White is a character in the… …
56forfeit — for·feit 1 / fȯr fət/ n [Anglo French, from Middle French forfait, past participle of forfaire to commit a crime, from fors outside + faire to do]: something forfeited or subject to being forfeited forfeit 2 vt 1: to lose or lose the right to by …
57miss — I (long for) verb desiderate, desire, pine for, regret the loss II (overlook) verb disregard, fail to accomplish, fail to attain, fail to catch, fail to hear, fail to perform, fail to receive, fail to see, fail to understand, fall short, gloss… …
58Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov — Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Nikolai Gerasimovich Kuznetsov ( ru. Николай Герасимович Кузнецов) (July 24, 1904 ndash;December 6, 1974) was a Soviet naval officer and People s Commissar of the Navy during World War II.Biography Early… …
59Rhodesia — This article is about the unrecognised state of Rhodesia. For other uses, see Rhodesia (disambiguation). Rhodesia 1965–1970: Rhodesia …
60Enchantment (novel) — infobox Book | name = Enchantment title orig = translator = image caption = author = Orson Scott Card cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Fantasy publisher = Del Rey media type = Print (Hardcover Paperback)… …
