remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
potato chips; potato crisps
becoming stereotyped; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum; mannerism (art, etc.)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
to teach (the way); to guide; to instruct; to enlighten
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
the last moment; the very end
each time it happens; at all such times
kind; considerate; helpful; caring; thoughtful; attentive
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
presence or absence; whether something is there or not; whether something happens or not
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
white dragon tile; shaved pubic area; person with little or no pubic hair
maintenance; preservation; improvement
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver; device driver
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
romantic; spicy; coquettish
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
railway switchback; twisting backward knee trip
every evening; night after night
different thing; another question; different case
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
ping-pong; table tennis; exactly!; surely!; ding dong (sound of door bell, chime, etc.)
medical care; medical treatment
from the beginning; from scratch
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
failing mark (e.g. in exam)