polite; courteous; hospitable; careful; handled with great care; treated with attention
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
being somewhat excited (agitated)
fast-talking; rapid talking
technical term; terminology; jargon
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
experiment; experimentation
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
Thursday; wood (first of the five elements)
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
to offer; to present; to serve (food and drink); to offer (to the gods); to set up (before an altar)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
sharing with others what has been given to you; sharing a portion of the profit with others
several types; several kinds; several species
pickled (something); pickled in (something); preserved in; overreliance on (e.g. medication); excessive use of
moderate; reserved; modest; temperate; restrained; low-key
one's body; one's person; oneself; one's appearance; one's place (in society, etc.); one's position
substantiality (of a meal); fillingness; solidity
born of the same mother; kindred spirits
number of times; frequency; count
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
marking; grading; scoring
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)