(just) making sure; just to be sure; just in case; for caution's sake
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
siege; encirclement; envelopment; surrounding; besiegement
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
bank; banking institution
exhaust sound; exhaust note
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
acceleration; speeding up
to topple over and lean at a precarious angle; to fall onto something and lean against it; to be on the point of collapse; to be about to fall; to begin to fall
(regular) route; fixed route; specified route; suggested route
high (e.g. spirits); merry; high; high (i.e. feeling of extreme pleasure)
to soar; to fly; to run; to dash
to work out a plan of deception; to scheme; (arch.) to think up a plan; (arch.) to think over a plan; (arch.) to discuss; (arch.) to consult
even though; despite; when
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
clerk; office worker; office staff
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
concession; conciliation; compromise
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
notebook; memo pad; certificate; identification card
to tear; to rip up; to cut up; to cleave; to forcibly separate (e.g. two lovers); (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye