room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to relax; to feel at home
live (broadcasting, music, etc.); live performance; live concert; resonant (room, etc.); reverberating
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
borscht (soup, usu. made with beetroot); borsch
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
guardian; protector; patron; parent
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
junior high school student; middle school pupil
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to wear (from the shoulders down); to put on; to take (the blame, responsibility); to bear
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
jockey's racing uniform; one's best clothes (esp. for women), normally put aside for important meetings, dates, etc.
clearing one's throat; cough
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
but; however; provided that
thorough; exhaustive; complete
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
to lose sight of; to miss
to refuse; to decline; to deny
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
solution; solution strategy
to have meaning; to be meaningful
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing