right in the center (centre)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
to slide down; to slip down
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
changing clothes; change of clothes
shopping; purchased goods
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
landing on water; hitting the water; splashdown
training; drill; practice; discipline
noisily; clamorously; incessantly (complaining, pestering, etc.); going on and on; loudly (crying); wailing
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
looking or acting as if one owned the place
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
boy; bellboy; porter; waiter
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
halo; hello; hallo; harrow
five-family unit; five-man group; quintet
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be