present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
again; once more; a second time
river surface; surface of a river
immediately; right away; on the spot
to be reluctant to do; to hesitate to do; to refuse to do; to be unable to do
question; inquiry; enquiry
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
left arm; left-handed (baseball pitcher)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
reality; actuality; hard fact
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
considerably; fairly; quite
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
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
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to tighten; to stiffen; to brace; to strain
to ask; to enquire; to query
provisional; temporary; tentative
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them
home page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (i.e. in snowboarding); HP (i.e. a 'hit point' in a role-playing game)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)