the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
side of a geometric shape (e.g. triangle or rectangle)
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
snap (e.g. of the wrist in baseball); snapshot (esp. of people); snap fastener; press stud
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
irregularity; unsteadiness; disorderly
notches; serration; indentation; notched; serrated; jagged
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
trunks (swimming, boxing, etc.); trunks (underwear); boxers; boxer shorts
one end; an end; part; fragment
from one's side; from the side (of something); from someone unconnected; from someone uninvolved
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
scorching heat; fierce glare of the Sun
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
lying on one's belly; crawling on one's belly; belly crawl
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
imitation; copy; make-believe; doing something in a way that only superficially resembles the real thing
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
to go with the flow; to go with the times
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
to crowd out; to push out; to start together; to set out en masse; to highlight; to draw attention to
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
speed; velocity; pace; velocity