end; close; conclusion; termination
breaking through; breakthrough; surmounting (a difficulty); overcoming; exceeding; passing
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
direct connection; direct link
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
entrance; entering; admission; admittance
accurate; correct; precise; exact
goalkeeper; keeper; goalie
stairs; stairway; staircase
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
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
shabby; dull; cheap; lackluster; uninspiring; depressing
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
extraordinary; exceptional; unprecedented; solecistic; non-standard; irregular
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
the way back; the way home; return trip
encounter; running into; meeting with (e.g. an accident); being confronted with (e.g. a difficulty)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to climb over; to get over; to overcome (a difficulty, obstacle, etc.); to surmount; to surpass (a predecessor); to overtake
so; therefore; and; (and) then
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
attending (school, college, etc.); being enrolled; being a student
to yearn for; to long for; to follow (someone); to idolize (for virtue, learning, status, etc.)
to succeed (in doing); to manage to do; to accomplish; to carry off; to pull off
to concern; to be related
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
one side; one party; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
basis; grounds; base (of operations); base (of a group of stones)
looking over someone's shoulder
(physical) appearance (of a person); one's face and figure
intrusion; bursting into; barging into; breaking into; forcing one's way into
(preliminary) meeting; face-to-face introduction; costarring; appearing together; match-up; pairing
influence; effect; impact
another time; again; over again; formally; especially; intentionally
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy