recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to speak with an accent; to be corrupted (of word); to mispronounce
to introduce oneself; to announce oneself (e.g. as the person sought); to come forward (e.g. as a witness, with a claim, etc.)
warming (limbering) up; warming-up exercises
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
wing; Chinese "Wings" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); (arch.) counter for birds or bird wings
to jump from one thing to another
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
forcibly; against one's will
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
indoor swimming pool; indoor pool
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
lukewarm; tepid; lenient; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events
locker room; changing room; dressing room
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
with all one's strength; with might and main; as hard as one can
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic; understood only by oneself
the touch of; feel of; texture
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
tiger (Panthera tigris); drunkard; drunk; sot
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...