to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to resume breathing; to come around; to come back to life
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
in accordance with plans; just as planned
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
settlement of accounts; closing accounts; financial results; reporting (of accounts)
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to put into effect; to put into practice
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
ingenuity; inventiveness; creative originality
poverty; penury; need; shortage; lack; want
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
secretary general; chief secretary
perestroika (USSR reform movement)
Reform and Opening-up (Chinese economic policy)
personal business; sole proprietorship
cooperative; association; partnership
Western countries; (former) Western Bloc countries
political offense; political offence; political crime; political offender; political prisoner; prisoner of conscience
release; liberation; acquittal
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
liberalization; liberalisation; freeing
glasnost; Soviet policy of open discussion of political and social issues in the 1980s
freedom of information; access to information; disclosure of information (e.g. by the government)
vulnerability; weakness; fragility
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
conference; council; convention
residence; housing; residential building
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation