school district; school area
mock exam; practice exam; practice test
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
non-slip device (material, tread, etc.); non-skid; anti-slip; back-up option (esp. with regard to university admissions); back-up choice; insurance choice
school centred on preparing students to get into university; high-level school a person has entered
to get slightly dirty (all over)
by nature; naturally; by birth; inborn
very good luck; excellent fortune
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
changing one's image and becoming more social and extroverted upon entering high school
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
creak; squeak; creaking sound
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
newly arrived; newly joined; newly entered; newcomer
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
great tumult; great strife; big loud bang; bustle; dirdum; hell broken loose
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
never (even in error); never, ever; never, no matter what happens; by no means
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
like this; in this way; as you see
troops; group members; team members
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
to become sodden; to swell up; to become lazy
no use; useless; not fit for its purpose
flour; meal; powder; dust
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month