studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
common language; lingua franca; standard language (language variety understood throughout a country)
counter for books; volume
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
learning; acquisition (of a skill, knowledge, etc.)
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
marked person (by the police, etc.); person to be watched; person considered dangerous; person on a watchlist
mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting; overcoming; exceeding; passing
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
mention (in a document); record; entry; statement; listing
to save; to leave over; to spare
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
schoolgirl; female student
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
among these; between these; of these; in here; in this
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
Rio; Rio de Janeiro (abbr)
flan (baked tart with sweet or savoury filling in an open-topped pastry case); flan; crème caramel; caramel custard
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
to grow taller (of people)
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
to kick; to refuse; to reject; to stamp (on the ground); to firmly press one's feet (against something)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
(good or bad) feel when wearing something
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
perfectly round; perfectly circular
advanced materials; new high-tech materials