simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
heavy work; manual labour; feat of strength
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
restoration; return; reduction; resolution; deoxidization
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
from the beginning; from the first; all along; of course
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
to press a question; to cross-examine
not yet known; unknown; strange
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
playing dead; feigning death; playing possum
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
proposal; motion; recommendation
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to use as a pretext; to use as an excuse
to arise; to break out; to well up; to burst
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...