to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
society; company; the public; the world
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
term-end exam; end-of-term test; finals
central government agencies; central bureaucracy
(national) government official; national public servant; national government employee
regular position; position with a prospect of promotion
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
(state of) unconsciousness
serious condition; critical condition
civil service examination
admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
university graduate; having graduated from university
(beyond the) limits; scope; boundary
start; beginning; starting (e.g. a race); departing; starting point
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
method of bringing up; method of raising
to consider others' feelings; to sympathize with someone's feelings
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
to bend; to warp; to yield; to be supple (e.g. bamboo, body); to be flexible; to be pliant
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to suppress one's emotions
future; (future) prospects; bringing (from abroad, another region, etc.); bringing about; giving rise to
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
to carry on; to go on with one's life; to keep alive; to stay alive; to survive
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
criticizing; lambasting; pointing out faults; calling for a retake; ordering (someone) to redo something
reset; fresh start; new beginning
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath