dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to leave; to depart; to take one's leave
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to fold up; to fold into layers
to knead; to mix with fingers; to quibble; to argue for argument's sake
nasal discharge; nasal mucus; snot; booger; bogey
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
eraser dust; eraser shavings; eraser crumbs
garbage can; rubbish bin; trash can; dustbin
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
to take care of some business; to go on an errand; to relieve oneself; to do one's business; to go to the toilet
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
reef; sunken rock; unforeseen difficulty
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
information; making a report (to a superior)
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
number of times; frequency; count
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
place; room; margin; scope
established fact; fait accompli
field; sphere; realm; division; branch
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
difficult to ...; hard to ...
I see; that's right; indeed
to enter into a person's feelings; to guess what somebody feels (using one's intuition)