company-internal information
certified public accountant
failing college entrance exams and retaking them a year later
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
name of a piece of music; (musical) number; (musical) program; programme; selection (of music)
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
(one's) consideration; (taking) notice; interest; within the eye
safety zone; traffic island
national convention; national competition; national athletic meet
hold; catch; connection; relationship; unease; discomfort
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
complete defeat; utter defeat; annihilation; to be completely defeated; to be beaten hollow
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
not ... for nothing; not ... with nothing to show for it; worthwhile; no wonder ...
as if (something untrue were actually true); like hell (e.g. "like hell I will")
fair-skinned; light-complexioned
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
point in common; common feature
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess
for your information; I'm telling you
chain; chaining; connection; (genetic) linkage
to gain knowledge; to be illuminated; enlightening; informative; illuminating
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well