to meet the required standard
达到所需标准 (dá dào suǒ xū biāo zhǔn)
"He didn’t make the grade in the final exam."
"他在期末考试中没有通过。" (tā zài qī mò kǎo shì zhōng méi yǒu tōng guò)
to exaggerate or make something seem more important than it...
people who start early are more likely to succeed
to accept a mistake as a lesson for the future
to rest for a short while to relax
to suddenly start laughing loudly
to reduce choices to a smaller number