to remain; to stay (somewhere)
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
chalice (for Holy Communion); Holy Chalice; Holy Grail
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
breaking the front line; frontal breakthrough
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
tolerance level; permissible range; acceptable limits
(one) could even say that
platform; home; home base; home plate
dance hall; dance floor; landing (stairs); leveling off (e.g. in the economy); period of stagnation
(short) rest; breather; break
ID card; identification card
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
IC card; smart card; chip card
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
man with a gentle nature; man of delicate features; man of slender build; effeminate man; feeble man
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
it's been a long time; long time no see
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
to hang down (from); to dangle; to be within one's reach; to dangle (before one's eyes); to be completely reliant on; to be entirely dependent on
to boast; to brag; to recite (a song or poem to oneself); to bark; to roar
to rub; to chafe; to strike (match); to lose (e.g. a match); to forfeit; to squander one's money (e.g. through gambling, Pachinko, etc.)
match (to light fire with)
bloody; gory; covered in copious amounts of blood; desperate; frantic