yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
middle school (esp. the middle school section of a school that also encompasses other grades); junior high school
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
social gathering; get-together; (friendly) meeting
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to receive; to take; to get somebody to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
to be sitting with amicably; to be close to someone
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
story; tale; talk; discussion
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
selection committee member; member of a screening committee
due form; official; formality
notice; notification; report; posting
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
please; kindly; I beg of you; by all means; without fail
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
name; given name; first name
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to bear in mind; to keep remembering; to note
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
pupil; student; schoolchild