to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate
company; friendship; association; (romantic) involvement; dating
pride; dignity; self-worth
spring break; spring vacation
to be dispelled (of doubts, ill feeling, etc.); to disappear; to be put behind one; to burst (of a boil, abscess, etc.)
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
during; for the duration of
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
(on) land; ground; shore; track and field; athletics
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
studying very hard; studying like mad
(piece of) type; movable type; moveable type; printed word; printed matter; print
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to express (in words); to confess
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
to collect; to assemble; to gather
tsk-tsk (used to indicate that someone is mistaken); tut-tut
a little bit; a little while
to be affected; to be theatrical; to be pompous
story; tale; talk; discussion
God; god; deity; ace; king; superior person