review; reconsideration; revision
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to repent; to regret; to be sorry; to rue
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
quickly (e.g. pushing up one's glasses); with a light pull; with a sharp tug (e.g. at a sleeve)
playfulness; mischivousness; naughtiness
to beat fast (of one's heart); to flutter (with joy, anticipation, etc.); to throb; to pound; to palpitate
explosion; detonation; blast; outburst (of emotion); explosion (e.g. of anger); eruption (e.g. of discontent)
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
to lean over (someone); to bend over; to lean on; to weigh on one; to bear (heavily) on one; to lie on one
mental fatigue; worry; boredom
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
to think; to use one's head; to exercise one's brains
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
low table; table with very short legs
writing implement; writing tool
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
results; record; grades; marks
serious; severe; grave; acute
answer sheet; blank answer paper; examination paper; test paper
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
study group; study meeting
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.); coverage
influence; effect; impact