remodeling; remodelling; reconstruction; modding
leavings of a meal; food scraps; leftovers; food particles (in one's teeth or mouth); bits of food
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
handsome man; actor in a love scene
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
comedian; actor who plays comic roles; figure of fun; laughing stock
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
branch family; cadet family; establishing a branch family
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
to push on; to plunge forward; to push one's way to
roll-out (of a product); rolling out (memory contents); swapping out
an army; the whole army; the entire force; first team; first-string players; the cool kids
recommendation; referral; endorsement
elite; best; pick; cream of the crop
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
interruption; discontinuance; suspension; cancellation (of a planned event); calling off
to the extent possible; as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; wherever possible; if (at all) possible
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
(several) tens; dozens; scores (of)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
piling shame on top of shame
mockery; derision; ridicule
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
law; regulation; rule; code; agreement; arrangement
red; crimson; scarlet; Red; communist
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
great success; huge success
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
insatiable; untiring; persistent
inquisitive mind; spirit of inquiry; spirit of enquiry
(wrestling) ring; forum (e.g. for discussion); sandbag; gabion
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
ghost story; tale of the supernatural