to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
conscious; deliberate; intentional
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
ladle; tadpole; musical note
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
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
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); inside the line; in; inside; enter here; enter
International Swimming Federation; FINA
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
growth period; growing season
bad influence; negative influence
a few years ago; some years back
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
future (usually near); prospects
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
wide difference; a world of difference
possible; potential; practicable; feasible