. member of the Academy;Academician.
academic;~  teaching period;   ~  that is of purely academic value.
. 1. Academy;  Academy of Sciences;2. ( ) academy, college; ~ military college/academy.
. . acathistus.
. acacia; ~ black locust.
. . aqualung;~ . skin-diver, underwater swimmer.
. aquamarine.
. aquanaut, underwater explorer.
. surfboard.
. 1. () water-colours pl. ; ~ paint in water-colours;2. () water-colour (drawing), aquarelle;~ water-colour attr. ;in water-colours  . ;~  water-colours.
. aquarium.
. (defined) area of water.
. aqueduct, conduit.
|. acclimatization;~ .  . (.) acclimatize (smb., smth.) ;~ .  . become* acclimatized.
. accommodation, adjustment.
|. accompaniment; ~ -. to the accompaniment of smth. ;~ . accompanist;~ . (.  .) accompany (smb. on).
. chord; ~ final chord; ~ strike* a chord.
. accordion.
. accordion player.
|: ~   payment by the piece/job;~  piecework.
. . letter of credit; ~ irrevocable letter of credit;~    cash letter of credit; ~ divisible letter of credit; ~ documentary letter of credit; ~ long-term letter of credit; ~ untransferable letter of credit; ~ transferable letter of credit; ~ confirmed letter of credit; ~ revolving letter of credit;~   guaranteed letter of credit;~       letter of credit payable in freely convertible currency;~    ... letter of credit valid for...; ~ commercial letter of credit; ~ clean letter of credit.
.  . (.) accredit (smb.).
. battery, accumulator.
. accumulation;~  . accumulation of funds.
|1. () neatly;2. () thoroughly;  ~ he`s a thorough worker;3. () carefully;4. () accurately, exactly;(   . .) punctually;   ~ he is always on time;5. () regularly;~ . 1. () neatness;2. () thoroughness, attention to detail;3. () accuracy;(    . .) punctuality;~ 1. () neat, tidy;2. () thorough;3. () accurate, exact;( ) punctual;4. () reliable, conscientious.
. acre.
. acrobat;~ acrobatics.
acrobatic.
. . acropolis.
. accelerator.
. 1. accesory;2. ~ . properties pl.
. axiom; ~ that`s a truism, that`s self-evident.
. 1. (, ) act;~  act of protest;2. . act;   ~ a three-act comedy;3. . deed; ~ legislative act; ~ standard/normal act; ~ indictment;4. () statement; ~ general average act/statement;~  test report/certificate;~   deed of cession;~    seizure note; ~ commercial act;~  act of purchase;~  act of sale;~  deed of conveyance;~  acceptance report;~  claim, certificate of damage;~   custom`s surveyor report;~  certificate of examination, certificate of appraisal; ~  -. draw* up a statement on smth. ;(   . .) draw* up a report on smth. ;5. () Act.
. actor, player;~ actor`s;theatrical;~  the art of acting.
. . the activists pl , the most active members pl.
.  . (.) activate (smb., smth.) ;stimulate (smb., smth.) ;~  speed* up the work;~ .  . liven up.
. ;~ . active member/worker, activist.
. activity, action.
 Iactive.
 II. : ~  favourable balance;~   active payments balance, ~   active trade balance.
. . assets pl ; ~ resources; ~ cash assets; ~ frozen assets; ~ liquid assets; ~ fixed assets;~  assets of an enterprise; ~ reserve assets; ~ available assets; ~ owned assets; ~ current assets; ~ on the credit side.
: ~  assembly hall.
. actress.
|. 1. () urgency;() topicality;2. ( ) actuality;~ 1. () urgent;() topical;~  matter of current/topical interest, vital question;2. (  ) actual.
. shark; ~ financial shark;tycoon;~  jackal of journalism.
|. acoustics;~ acoustic.
. obstetrician, accoucheur.
|. midwife*;~ obstetric(al);~ . 1. ( ) obstetrics;2. () midwifery.
. accent;( .) stress, emphasis; ~  -. stress smth. ~ .  . (.) stress (smth.) ;. . emphasize (smth.).
. . acceptance; ~ bank acceptance; ~ clean/unconditional acceptance; ~ long-term acceptance; ~ short-term acceptance; ~ qualified acceptance; ~ conditional acceptance; ~ acceptance of a cheque.
. . excise, excise duty;~: ~  excise; ~  excise.
. shareholder, stockholder;~;~  joint stock;~  joint-stock company.
| I. . share;. . stock;~ ,  shares are rising, falling;~  stock certificate; ~ bank share/stock; ~ registered share/stock, nominal share;  ~ parvalue stock; ~ inactive stock, dead stock; ~ unlisted stock; ~ ordinary share/stock; ~ share without par value; ~ bearer stock; ~ preferred share; ~ founder`s share; ~  his stock stands high; ~  his stock in going down.
 II. () action, demarche.
