competitive swimming; swimming race
official name; formal name
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
fullness; completion; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
eye; eyes; sight; vision; looking
talking in delirium; incoherent muttering
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
stern; grim; rough; rugged; forbidding; overbearing
arrangement (of resources); deployment; stationing; posting; disposition; configuration
impossible to understand; impossible to decipher
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to pester someone (e.g. to buy something)
most interesting part (of a story); climax; good part; scenic spot; beautiful place
to shut in; to confine; to contain
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
to be moreish; to have a quality that encourages you to eat (drink) more of them after; to have lingering effects
to whinge; to kvetch; to gripe; to complain; to whine
to be too late; to be too slow
suddenly in a bad mood; in a huff; abruptly; suddenly; unexpectedly
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
notice; bulletin; post; posting; placard
ghost; revenant; spirit (of the dead); departed soul
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
direct unforked road; straight path
it's audible but invisible; I hear voices but I can't see anybody
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
withdrawal symptoms; abstinence syndrome
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
bowl (wooden); counter for bowls of food or drink
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil