to cause to waste (time), create problems

post a ledger

to waste, to cause to lose, create hurdle

to err, commit a mistake, to commit a fault, commit error, to be wrong or at fault, make a mistake, miss hit wide of the mark, to blunder, to miss, to fail (of)

linger or delay on the road, make someone linger

mislead or be misled, be proven wrong

to set the teeth on edge, to excite the envy or jealousy (of), to dishearten, discourage, to displease, to baffle, to disappoint, to frustrate

rely on someone's protection or power

to boast upon someone's patronage

to become insolent, relying on another's protection

for an arrow to miss the target