changing clothes; change of clothes
swimming; bathing; getting on in the world
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
gorgeous; sumptuous; extravagant; luxurious
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
wisdom; intellectual power; intelligence; mental capacity; brains
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
(a matter of) chance; fortune (of a given time); force of the times
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
realistic; practical; grounded
completely unknown; unexpected; having no clue about
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
to haul in (hand over hand); to pull in; to draw in; to trace (history, threads of a story, etc.); to retrace (e.g. memories); to go over
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
second year of junior high school; second-year junior high school student
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
verbal promise; one's word
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
to be left in the dust (of); to be outdone (by); to be subordinate (to); to play second fiddle (to); to take second billing (to)
spoilt vote; faulty ballot
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
cloth bib displaying a competitor's number; athlete's number
school swimsuit; regulation blue one-piece swimsuit worn by pupils in school-based swimming events