subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
expression; look; countenance; face
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
criticism (by a teacher or coach, with commentary, especially at a poetry reading); review; critique
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to be relieved; to feel relieved
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to absorb; to soak up
quick work; (clever) feat
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
tempering (metal); annealing; forging; toughening; disciplining; training
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
absorption; suction; attraction
whenever you want; any time you like
release; emission; ejection
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
deep emotion; impression; inspiration
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
person who has committed suicide
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
hot topic; talk of the town
victim; injured party; sufferer
curiosity; inquisitiveness
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
unspecified large number (of people)
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
audience; attendance; hearers