Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
pardon me for leaving (first)
attendance; presence; appearance
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
stab wound; puncture wound; bite (e.g. from a insect); sting; prick
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
suffix for familiar person
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
the other day; lately; recently
close; intimate; on good terms
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
question; inquiry; enquiry
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
such; this sort of; like this
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
to say; to tell; to state; to do
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict