dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
restoration; repair; mending
ectogenesis; outside the body
discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
pipe; tube; wind instrument; vessel; duct; counter for tube-shaped objects
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
self-deprecating routine; self-deprecating joke
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
emotional scars; mental trauma
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
(this) small amount; (such a) paltry amount; only this much; slightest bit
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
to show mercy; to show sympathy; to have compassion; to be kind
otherwise; or else; if not
to explain adequately; to be accountable
studying under; looking up to; apprenticing oneself to
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
very bad condition; (in) terrible form; serious slump
idly; sluggishly; doing nothing
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
changing clothes; change of clothes
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
yeah; you're right; that's right
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to emboss; to print out; to print; to work out (e.g. policy); to hammer out; to strike (a drum indicating the end of a performance)
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to crawl; to creep; to slither; to wriggle; to trail (of vines, flowers, etc.); to spread
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely