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to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)

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last year

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taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

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towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)

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genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional

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to come alive; to get going; to start to move

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autumn; fall

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already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)

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awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour

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school of one's (first, second) choice

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particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest

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entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university

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achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record

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nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all

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private (establishment)

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school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered

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first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all

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wish; desire; ambition

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one parent; single parent

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tuition; school expenses

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dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)

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special treatment; priority

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passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)

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clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)

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single-mother household; fatherless family

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to step on; to tread on; to set foot on (e.g. foreign soil); to stand on; to experience; to undergo; to follow (rules, principles, etc.)

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studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)

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to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in

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splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

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scholarship student

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success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility

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one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart

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to choose; to select

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pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards

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few in number

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frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category

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to slide into; to slip into

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brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed

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achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization

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together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)

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staff room

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to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)

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you (plural)

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our school; my school

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pride; boast; credit (to)

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to extol; to give praise

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despair; hopelessness

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to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)

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shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma

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intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart

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