to pass an exam ☊ like: thi đỗ → →
eine Prüfung bestehen ☊ 
thi đỗ ☊ 
通过一个考试, 及格 ☊ tōngguò yī gè kǎoshì, jígé eine Prüfung bestehen ☊ thi đỗ ☊ ☊ You can try your best to impress the interviewers but in the end it's often just a question of luck. ☊ in the end ☊
If he isn't prepared to accept this money, then that's his loss. ☊ loss ☊
I set my watch by (= make it show the same time as) the TV. ☊ set ☊