to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
school of one's (first, second) choice
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
one parent; single parent
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
special treatment; priority
passing (a test, examination, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); (giving something a) pass; skipping (one's turn)
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
single-mother household; fatherless family
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.)
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
to work hard at; to devote oneself to; to be diligent in
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
pushing forward (undaunted, bravely); working vigorously towards an aim; struggling on; striving towards
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
to slide into; to slip into
brilliant achievement; spectacular feat; splendid accomplishment; remarkable deed
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
together (of two people); both (of you, them, etc.)
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
pride; boast; credit (to)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart