failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
highway; main road; the right road; internal medicine (in Chinese medical practice)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
another's parent; another's parents
senior; elder; person older than oneself
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward
jokingly; in the form of a joke
to pass (of time); to elapse
ceremony; matter; affair; with regard to; as for
to show up; to appear; to turn up
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
of the same age; age-matched
to work hard at one's lessons
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to make a list; to enumerate
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
scoring; score; points made; marks obtained; goals; runs
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
row of houses; every house; each house; all; totally
failing mark (e.g. in exam)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation