to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
symmetry; balance; proportion; uniformity
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
taste; liking; preference
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
dog paddle (swimming style); doggy paddle
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-
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
awareness that somebody will be hard to deal with; awareness that one is not good at something; (feeling) not up to doing something
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
crawl (swimming); front crawl; forward crawl; web crawling
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
metre; meter; meter; gauge
using every trick (in the book)
swim ring; swimming ring; life buoy; life belt; life preserver; lifesaver
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
flutter kick (swimming); the thrash
training; drill; practice; discipline
accurate; correct; precise; exact
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
innocent; pure; naive; unsophisticated
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow