texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
bare (naked) body; complexion (e.g. face)
ultraviolet rays; ultraviolet radiation
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
extract; excerpt; selection
rote memorization (memorisation); rote learning; indiscriminate memorizing (memorising)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
pressure; urgency; tension; imminence; acuteness
food; provisions; nourishment (mental, spiritual, etc.); sustenance (e.g. of one's life); source of encouragement
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to freeze (from fear, etc.); to be unable to move (e.g. from surprise); to be paralyzed (with horror, etc.); to cower; to shrink in on oneself
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
by all means; no matter what; at any rate
(many) trees; every tree; all kinds of trees
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
whichever one chooses; either way
coat; tunic; jacket; outer garment
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
free time; time at leisure
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
dolphin (or other small toothed whales, such as porpoises, belugas, etc.)
sea level; (surface of) sea
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
cover; mantle; shroud; hood
to gesture to come closer; to beckon; to call; to summon
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
depression; low spirits; dejection
opposite side; opposition