observer; watchman; lifeguard
flute; fife; pipe; whistle
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
to turn pale; to lose color; to lose colour
to run away; to flee; to escape; to make a getaway; to skedaddle
ending; quitting; closing; ending before one had time to do something one wanted or intended to
alone; by oneself; on one's own
to be worth it; to pay; to be profitable
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
sensible; perceptive; quick to understand; understanding; sympathetic
weird; eerie; ominous; creepy; uncanny; unearthly
opening (one's mouth) wide; saying "aah"; crying loudly; wailing; bawling
suspicious-looking; fishy
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
suspicious; doubtful; dubious; questionable; fishy
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
punishment (of children); spanking; smacking; criminal punishment (esp. execution; Edo period)
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
to struggle in the water; to be drowning; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
in the city; within the city
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
beach hut; beachside clubhouse
contemplation; meditation
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
perversity; perverse person; antagonistic demon in Japanese folklore; demon under the feet of temple guardian statues
stinginess; miserliness; parsimony
yeah, yeah; whatever; yes; sure; hello; giddy-up
attentively; with great attention to detail (e.g. when teaching); patiently
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
hammer; hopeless swimmer; person who can't swim; someone who sinks like a stone
to swallow one's tears; to choke back one's tears; to hold back one's disappointment; to suppress one's mortification
permission; approval; authorization; license
water's edge; waterside; shore
mine (ours) for the taking; something under one's full control
to pry (open); to prise; to wrench
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
no one knows what the future holds; the future is a closed book; (lit.) one sun (unit of measurement) ahead is darkness
to stop; to quit; to put an end to
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; suspicious