to tie (to); to fasten; to attach; to connect (one thing with another); to link; to bring together
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
diving; submerging; going underwater
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
divergence; alienation; deviation; estrangement; separation; detachment
individual differences; personal equation
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
idly; lazily; aimlessly; evasively; elusively; vaguely
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
neighbouring house; neighboring house
lukewarm; tepid; disagreeably warm (e.g. bath)
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
unusual; serious; incomparable
to quicken; to speed up; to gather speed
home ground; home field; one's haunt; one's stamping ground; one's domain
home environment; family environment
what's in one's heart; one's emotional state; what one feels
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
the last moment; the very end
splish-splash; with a splash
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
results; record; grades; marks
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
winning a prize; placing (high; in a contest)
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
pointing out; identification
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")