competitive swimming; swimming race
from one end to another; thoroughly; completely; utterly
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
splish-splash; with a splash
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
living thing; living creature; animal; life
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
adult dog; fully-grown dog; mature dog
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
hands and feet; limbs; person at one's beck and call; person at hand; reliable worker
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
to expose; to disclose; to lay bare; to confess
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to act as innocent
to indicate; to show; to point to
dyer's knotweed (Persicaria tinctoria, used to produce indigo dye); indigo (dye); indigo (colour)
generation; lifetime; age
second generation; second; junior
succession to another's professional name
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
pawn (chess piece); boing; sproing (e.g. sound of releasing a spring); flipping through the air; tossing
to thrust away; to send flying
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
neck; head; dismissal; discharge