The fielder failed to catch the ball.

She is cautious of giving offense to others.

He is chary of offending people.

He is in an angry mood.

He ruined his health in the end.

He failed to become a cabinet member at that time.

I found it truly regrettable that he should take offence.

I was chagrined at missing you.

The big ugly tree destroys the beauty of the house.

It is a fact that smoking is a danger to health.

I failed to go to his birthday party.

I missed the last bus and had to walk home in the rain.

We had a power outage, so I had to reset the clock on my VCR. However, I was off by an hour, so the program I wanted to record wasn't recorded.

After Japan lost the war, it failed to establish a peace treaty with the Soviet Union.

Hurry up, or you'll miss lunch.