admission (to a school or university); entrance; enrolment; enrollment; matriculation
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
bright person; talented student; prodigy
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
promotion (school, military, etc.)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
advancing to the next stage of education; going on to (high school, college, etc.)
skip (bounding forward with alternate hops on each foot); skipping (over); skip (captain of a curling team); skipper
true; real; genuine; proper; utter
genius; prodigy; natural gift
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
error; mistake; fault; sin; wrongdoing; offense
to become famous; to make a name for oneself
exemption; exoneration; discharge
welcome; (warm) reception
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
at a young age; while still young
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
reaching; attaining; arrival
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
how many years; how long; what year
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
aggressiveness; competitive spirit; fighting spirit
failure (in an examination); failing to advance (to the next year); falling short of the standard; not making the grade
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to be branded a ...; to be labelled a ...
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
giving and receiving; transferring; transfer; changing hands
to be one's ruin; to do harm; to cause trouble; to have negative consequences; to bring about a bad outcome
throwaway; disposable; single-use
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)