store; shop; establishment; restaurant
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
corridor; hallway; passageway
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
results; record; grades; marks
person of high rank or position
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
someone who studies very hard (at school); grind; swot; studying hard; cramming; swotting
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
behavior; behaviour; manner; attitude; bearing
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
supplementary examination
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
studies; schoolwork; classwork
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
labour; labor; effort; toil; trouble
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
entry to school or university; matriculation; enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
continuation; succession; series
graduation; completion (of a course); moving on (from); outgrowing (something); leaving (a group, company, etc.)
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
success; passing (e.g. exam); eligibility
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
what's what; heads or tails
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
to think too much; to be over-concerned
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness