to have influence or importance
иметь влияние или важность (imet' vliyaniye ili vazhnost)
"His opinion carries a lot of weight in this organization."
"Его мнение имеет большой вес в этой организации." (yego mneniye **imeyet bol'shoy ves** v etoy organizatsii.)
to hope for something wonderful or dreamlike
My personal opinion or suggestion
to be in the same difficult situation
to stop a vehicle at the side of the road
to be able to say something during a conversation dominated...
to prepare to fight or compete strongly