In other words, excessive stroking can result in an abrasion . Similarly, persistent heating can result in boiling . It makes no sense to speak of demolition as persistent. Also, nothing is removed as a result of demolition. Flattery is an undue or excessive compliment, but not necessarily a persistent one.
Remnants are remains or leftovers.
Cutting need not result in a remnant. But the nut itself is not the result of shelling. An ideal prisoner is not necessarily repentant , depending on one's viewpoint about the purpose of imprisonment in the first place. An ideal politician may or may not be liberal , depending on one's own point of view. A bureau is a chest of drawers a collection of multiple drawers in a single unit.