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with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly

1

a long time ago

1

to pass (examination)

1

shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try

2

success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility

1

taking an examination (esp. school and university entrance)

1

waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl

1

part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite

1

year; age; years; past one's prime; old age

10

passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing

1

anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest

3

examiner

1

results; record; grades; marks

1

senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer

1

to not believe one's ears

1

mishearing

2

congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present

1

evening meal

1

bed

1

going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work

2

empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post

1

to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest

3

to win; to gain victory

32

candidate (for an election)

1

master; expert

5

recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back

1

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them

1

reluctantly; unwillingly

4

game; match; contest

2

stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)

10

personal use; private use; private business; personal business

1

ten years; decade

6

consequently; as a result

2

newcomer; initiate; rookie

1

earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate

1

close (relationship, connection, etc.); intimate; near; close (together)

1

(Japanese) archery

1

to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for

1

preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard

1

to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)

1

martial arts; military arts; wushu; modern sport derived from traditional Chinese martial arts

1

to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)

3

nuance

1

to exert oneself; to make efforts

1

one's own handwriting; autograph

1

to become tense; to become serious; to become sober; sobering; bracing

1

to go past (a place or thing); to go beyond

1

strong pressure; heavy pressure

2

to squash; to crush; to flatten

5

to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in

1