river; stream; River; the ... river
to gain weight; to put on weight
physical strength; muscle strength
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
fat; tallow; lard; grease
senior high school student
fear; horror; anxiety; concern; uneasiness; reverence
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
full of troubles, difficulties
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
to knock out (e.g. homer); to slam; to send flying (e.g. a ball); to wallop (someone)
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
returning tit for tat; retaliating
light; right; right field; right fielder
quickly; calmly; intently
aptitude; aptness; suitability
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
period of youth; while young
to struggle in the water; to sink below the surface and become unable to breathe; to (nearly) drown; to indulge in; to lose one's head over something; to be addicted
old wound; scar; old unpleasant incident; past misdeed
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to build up one's strength; to get stronger; to give (someone) strength; to cheer (someone) up; to encourage (someone)
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
to throw into; to dump in together
light; easy; non-serious; minor
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)