prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
swimming in the ocean; sea bathing; seawater bath; going for a dip in the ocean
weather; the elements; fair weather; fine weather
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to not believe one's ears
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
bathing suit; swimsuit; swimmers
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
bikini (swimwear); Bikini island
heavily laden (of a branch); sagging; drooping; bent low
route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
to pin down; to knock down; to push (and hold) somebody down (esp. with sexual connotations)
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
flickering; flashing on and off; glaringly (bright); painfully (bright); prickling (pain)
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
transcendence; excellence; superiority
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
each and all; every single one; everybody
self control; self restraint
fishing; gathering seafood (e.g. clams, seaweed); catch (e.g. of fish); haul
the big two...; two major...; two main...
leader; magnate; big head
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
gate (for entry, boarding, etc.); gate; logic element
to live (of animals); to inhabit; to nest
to take; to catch; to capture
to get excited; to be roused (to action); to get the itch (to do)
all you want; as much as one wants
shoal; shallows; sand bar; ford
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
beach; seashore; seaside; coast
marine plant; seagrass; seaweed
off the coast; offshore; out at sea
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)