hot-springs mineral deposits (resembling flowers); flowers of sulphur; geyserite
to recover a cost; to recover an expense; to get a return on one's investment; to get one's money's worth
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
tissue paper; toilet paper
moss; short plants resembling moss (incl. other bryophytes, lichens, very small spermatophytes, etc.)
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
lip-syncing; lip-synching
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond
appearances can be deceiving; don't judge a book by its cover
entertainment journalist; entertainment reporter; gossip columnist
to assort; to classify; to journalize (in accounting); to journalise
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
academic meritocracy; education-conscious society; society that places (excessive) emphasis on academic records
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
hooo-hokekyo (call of the Japanese bush warbler); chirp-chirp; tweet-tweet
aichmophobia (fear of sharply pointed objects); belonephobia
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
charges; billing; paying for items in online games
falling plump; falling down flat
special grade article; superfine brand
to fold up; to fold into layers
ninja implement (shuriken, etc.)
D-pad (directional keypad on a video game game controller, remote control, etc.)
to escape from; to get out