A ceremony or event marking an important stage in someone's life
Церемония или событие, отмечающее важный этап в жизни человека (tseremoniya ili sobytiye, otmechayushcheye vazhnyy etap v zhizni cheloveka)
"Graduation is a rite of passage for many students."
"Выпускной — это обряд посвящения для многих студентов." (Vypusknoi — eto **obryad posvyashcheniya** dlya mnogikh studentov.)
to make something definite or certain
competing with many other companies or individuals in the sa...
to be very brave and bold
to fail to meet expectations or standards
to make a great effort to help or please someone
to give someone or something a fresh start or new energy