mike stand; microphone stand
investment; contribution; financing
summertime; summer season
alternating; taking turns
doing; in such a state; doing together; doing to each other; familiarizing suffix (sometimes meaning "small")
hard to reach place; remote place
along the road; at the side of the road
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to appease one's thirst; to wet one's whistle
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
to roll about with laughter; to be convulsed with laughter; to laugh one's head off
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
seeing off; sending off; funeral; escapement
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
painful; being sorry; feeling sorry
seeing one off; farewell; escort
admonitory speech (e.g. to students); words of admonition
supreme council; high council; Supreme Soviet (former USSR)
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
salty sea breeze; salt wind
indeed; really; truly; very much
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
sunscreen; suntan lotion; sunblock
all over; everywhere; in every nook and cranny
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
shoal; wide shallow beach