to be greedy; to be avaricious; to want badly; to desire intensely; to covet
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to chase after two hares; to try and do two things at the same time
first prize; gold medal; blue ribbon
school festival; campus festival
27th day of the month; 27 days
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
19th day of the month; 19 days; (arch.) fool; (arch.) simpleton
20th day of the month; 20 days
regular (periodic) examination
30th day of the month; 30 days
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
assembly of the student body (esp. one led by the student council); regular student meeting
24th day of the month; 24 days
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
(the) mainstream; main course (of a river); main stream
excellent; very good; exultant; elated
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
abundant harvest; bumper crop
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
as (for); for; in the capacity of
nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
fundraising; collection of contributions; donating; donation; contribution
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
publicity or advertising expenses
final word; voice of authority; authoritative pronouncement
community-based; local-based
bazaar; bazar; special sale (at a department store)
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
article (in a document); clause; counter for lines, stripes, streaks, rays, etc.; although; though; since
formal meeting (committee, etc.); session; this (the aforementioned, our) association (society, organisation)
important matter; matters of weight
proceedings (e.g. parliament, congress); business (of the day)