(on the) sea; surface of the sea
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; (web) crawling
greatness is comparative; there is always someone better than you; there is always a bigger fish
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; bait
marlin; swordfish; spearfish; sailfish
to land (a fish); to catch; to reel in
to strike out; to start swimming
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
living together; coexistence
parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
catch (fishing); amount of fish caught; caught fish
water's edge; beach; foreshore
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
water's edge; waterside; shore
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
to begin to do; to start doing; to cater; to make and deliver (food)
death by suffocation; death by choking
(at) high speed; as fast as one can; with lightning speed
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
on closer reflection; on second thought; come to think of it; actually
watermelon splitting (game)
accommodation facility (e.g. hotel); lodging facility; boarding house
open-air bath; rotenburo; rotemburo
having a place to oneself (e.g. restaurant, movie theater); having the run of a place
false accusation; trumped up-charge; pretext; statement that cannot be retracted; saying something one cannot take back
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
worldview; outlook on the world; Weltanschauung; setting (for a fictional work); world; universe
stinging (pain); smarting; tingling
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
to begin to dissolve; to start melting; to dissolve into (a liquid)
source (of a spring, etc.); source (of payment, energy, knowledge, etc.); origin; wellspring
human wave attack; human wave tactics; throwing people at a problem
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
assuming that ...; supposing that ...