wicked thought; wicked mind
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
mincing; chopping finely; short and repeated (movements) (e.g. trembling, stepping quickly); gradual; bit by bit
hammer; hopeless swimmer; complete beginner at swimming; someone who sinks like a stone
to be hesitant; to feel timid
home town; birthplace; native place; (arch.) ruins; (arch.) historic remains
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to step forward; to step forth; to advance; to start; to embark on; to set forth on
to pitch forward; to fall forward
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
water's edge; beach; foreshore
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
around the clock; day and night
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
to cut one's way through; to tide over; to struggle through; to get over
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
physical education; PE; gym (class)
alteration; falsification; faking
(swimming) pool; pool (billiards); pool (together)
grunt; grumble; pimples; spots; cutting into small pieces; simmering
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
origin; beginning; genesis; primeval; primordial; primitive
to yield oneself (to something); to devote oneself (to something); to surrender oneself (to something)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
end of life; death; annihilation
address (e.g. opening or closing remarks); speech; ci (Chinese literary form); ancillary word
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to make progress; to develop; to evolve (method, style, etc.)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
forevermore; for eternity
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)