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small-format paperback book; pocket paperback

2

evening meal; dinner

6

parasol (esp. one that is secured to the ground); sunshade; (beach) umbrella

2

foldable; collapsible

1

deck chair

1

twenty-five

1

to become calm; to die down

1

sky; the air; weather; far-off place; distant place; state of mind; feeling

2

to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration

9

cumulonimbus; gigantic columns of clouds (in summer); thunderhead

1

blue sky

2

to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe

3

to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead

1

to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen

7

underwater

1

jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise

1

to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in

4

column of water; water column

1

to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt

1

to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued

4

swimming school

1

to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)

2

even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that

5

metre; meter; meter; gauge

1

goggles

1

rain

1

going to and fro; back and forth

1

waterproofing; making watertight

1

packing tape

1

to overlap

1

kickboard; flutterboard; float

1

zazen (seated Zen meditation, usu. in a cross-legged position)

1

meditation; contemplation

1

reading (books)

3

to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

1

to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself

1

rupee

1

even if; even though; however; no matter how

2

good feeling; feeling good

1

sunburn; suntan; tan; becoming discolored from the sun (e.g. paper); yellowing

1

boy; son; baby boy; young man

1

to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience

1

to rain incessantly; to downpour

1

with a snap; with a bang; with a plonk; suddenly; all of a sudden

2

to turn over; to turn around; to change (one's mind); to reverse (one's decision); to fly (flag, etc.); to wave (skirt, cape, etc.)

2

exit and entrance

2

is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial

1

to leave

2

worry; anxiety; concern

2

system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation

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