Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
president (of a society); chairman
notice; notification; permission; consent; rejection; refusal
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
very; much; greatly; a lot of
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
school principal; school headmaster; school headmistress
advance or retreat; moving forwards or backwards; course of action; behaviour; remaining in one's post or resigning; staying or leaving
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
(showing) no reaction; non-reaction; straight face
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
within; inside of; less than
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to keep; to put aside (for somebody); to keep possession (usu. the ball in sports); quipu; quippu
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
way; method; means; resource; course
number one; first; best; most; game; round
the teaching profession; education of laity
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
second; number two; runner-up
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)