founder of a religious sect
honorific/polite/humble prefix
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
civic guidance; non-curricular educational guidance; medical guidance
to happen to ride together; to share a vehicle; to (operate a) carpool
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
falling below quota; not reaching capacity (e.g. a school having fewer applicants for entrance exams than its quota)
financial difficulties (for an organization or business)
by means of; due to; because of; according to
on countless occasions; many a time
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
to have a rumor circulating
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
obstinate; inflexible; thickheaded
parent-teacher association; PTA
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
alumni association; graduates' association; alumni meeting; class reunion
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
deputy head teacher; vice principal
with a scraping sound; with a grating sound; with force; hard; forcibly (carry out); forcefully; hard (e.g. food)
hardcore; hardcore (music); hardcore pornography; hard core (of a group, movement, etc.)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
corporation tax; corporate tax
falling behind (with a payment); being in arrears; non-payment; default; delinquency
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
donation; contribution; endowment
to supply (goods, money, etc.); to cover (costs); to pay; to give board; to provide meals
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
board chairman; managing director; chief director
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post