to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to continue to do; to persist in doing
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to sink (e.g. a ship); to submerge; to lower (e.g. one's body into a chair); to floor (an opponent)
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
to chase; to run after; to pursue
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
worry; care; concern; ennui; boredom
to redeem (from sin); to save
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; web crawling
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
to become possible; to become able to (do)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to have much trouble; to have a hard time; to not know how to handle
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
cannot be compared with; no match for
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
lightly and smoothly (of movements); swiftly; glidingly; (progressing) smoothly; (solving) easily
perhaps; possibly; maybe; by some chance
butterfly (swimming stroke); G-string; gee-string
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat