to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
to sprawl; to lie sprawled; to stretch oneself out; to lie relaxed on one's side
sofa; couch; lounge chair
sitting on the floor grasping one's knees (as in a gym class)
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); to spare (time, money, etc.)
flutter kick (swimming); the thrash
training method in sports, etc. where one imagines how a scenario would play out; mental rehearsal; mental preparation; visualization (for practicing a skill in one's mind)(practising); practicing under simulated conditions (e.g. while watching a video); mental dry run
playing to the gallery; grandstanding; ad hoc; haphazard; dress rehearsal
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
general; admiral; head; chief; old chap; mate
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
technology; technique; technical
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
water's edge; beach; foreshore
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
upper half of the body; upper body
roll-up (curtain, blind, etc.)
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
water's edge; beach; shore
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
speaker; narrator; speaker (of a language)
button (clothing); push-button
imitating; copying; mimicking
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
near one's knee; (by) one's side; (at) one's hand; place under the protection (of one's parents, etc.); (under) the care (of); territory of a powerful person