competitive swimming; swimming race
game; match; contest; competition; sport; (sporting) event
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
to stick (to); to cling (to); to adhere (to); to stay (in a place); to stick close (to someone); to follow (someone) around
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
troy; weight system used for gold, silver, etc.
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
small stream; brooklet; murmuring (as of a stream)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
to demand gratitude; to do something for someone in order to create an obligation of gratitude from that person
self-hatred; self-abhorrence; self-loathing
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to call on someone; to call at a place; to ask; to inquire; to hear; to be told
to live; to make a living; to get on with
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
sexual discrimination; sexism
tide; current; tendency; trend
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
point of view; viewpoint; angle; visual point (position of the eye in calculations of optical instruments)
that is to say; so that means
firmly rooted; deep-seated
attractive body; nice-looking body
to burn into one's memory; to sear an image
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
compensation; reparations; indemnity; damages
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
dog paddle (swimming style); doggy paddle
sporty (esp. garments, accessories, etc.)
wearing (e.g. a uniform, seat belt, helmet); having on
poor-looking; impoverished-looking; scrawny (e.g. figure); thin-looking; sparse (e.g. meal)