growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
past (exam) question collection
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
modern history; modern and current history; recent history; recent contemporary history
long ago; once upon a time
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
high spirits; high energy; go!; go-man-go!; fashionably clothed and assertive (esp. of a woman); flashy
KGB (former Soviet Union intelligence agency)
to snarl (at each other); to growl (angrily); to quarrel; to fight; to argue
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
selling out; being sold out
meddling; interfering; choosing to keep the drawn tile and discarding a different one
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
mutual assured destruction
passage in a discourse; one section; one scene
skeletal frame; skeleton; framework; frame; outline
fleshing out (e.g. a plan); giving substance (to); modeling; modelling
one after another; in succession
novelization; novelisation; turning a film script into a novel
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
wobbling; tottering; wavering (e.g. over a decision); dithering; boiling up; dizzily
sense of space; spaciousness
raindrops (dripping from eaves, branches, etc.); exclamation point; exclamation mark
to begin to rain; to begin to snow
gently (raining); drizzling; moist; damp
opening of a new theater (theatre)
standard equipment; standard feature
the defensive; passive attitude; passivity; the passive; passive voice; ukemi (the art of falling safely)
low (atmospheric) pressure; low-pressure system; depression; bad temper; foul mood; tense situation
without (doing); instead of; if (it) isn't done; if (one) doesn't do ...; if not ...; unless ...
to steal; to shoplift; to play pachinko