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  1. going from there to lower grades (idiom)

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  • 等 (等): to wait for; to await; by the time; when; till; and so on; etc.; et al.; (bound form) class; rank; grade; (bound form) equal to; same as; (used to end an enumeration); (literary) (plural suffix attached to a personal pronoun or noun)
  • 而 (而): and; as well as; and so; but (not); yet (not); (indicates causal relation); (indicates change of state); (indicates contrast)
  • 下 (下): down; downwards; below; lower; later; next (week etc); second (of two parts); to decline; to go down; to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc); measure word to show the frequency of an action
  • 之 (之): (possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it

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