Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
president (of a society); chairman
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
company president; manager; director
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
suckling child; babe in arms; child at the breast; baby; infant
up through; up until; down to; from ... to ... (e.g. from head to toe); everything from ... to ...
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
mass communication; mass media
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
entertainer (esp. boy band or girl group member) whose image is manufactured to cultivate a dedicated consumer fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
producer (film, TV, etc.)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to be too numerous; to be too much
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
water-based; aqueous; water-soluble
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
rather; better; instead; if anything
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
henchman; follower; (arch.) adopted child
disposition; temperament; nature; mentality; spirit; character
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
gold (Au); golden (color); valuable; of highest value; money; gold coin; Friday
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
forcibly; against one's will
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase