pond skater (any insect of family Gerridae); water strider
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
inferior; coarse; poor quality; inadequate; deteriorated
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
metre; meter; meter; gauge
freestyle (e.g. swimming event)
either way; in any case; one way or another
first arrival; first in race; suit of clothes
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
diving; submerging; going underwater
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
drop of water; vessel for replenishing inkstone water
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
goal; basket (basketball); finishing line; Gaul
site; point on a map; spot
to be silent; to say nothing
to watch over; to watch attentively
last (on the list); (at the) bottom; (in) last position; tailender
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
to spend time (on doing something)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
matter causing distress; something causing worry
emission; emanation; letting out (feelings); venting; divergence (of light); divergence
outrageous lie; outright lie