intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
Sorry to impose but ...; Excuse me but ...
I; me; personal (affairs, etc.); private; selfishness; partiality
contacting; getting in touch; communication; call; message
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
direct line; direct communication; connecting directly; through service; nonstop service
(one's) older sister; (one's) elder sister; girl
departure (of a train, car, etc.); starting; leaving
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
bursting out (laughter); breaking out (applause); in a rush; in a surge; suddenly; all of a sudden
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
in the twinkling of an eye; in a flash
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to hold the steering wheel; to drive (a car)
Soviet Union; Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; USSR
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
symbol; code; sign; notation
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
by myself; in person; by oneself
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
characteristic (of); peculiar (to)
in the confusion of the moment; taking advantage of the confused state of affairs
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself