to fit in (snugly); to get stuck in; to get caught in; to get caught up in (a situation); to become deeply involved in; to get addicted to
nine; nine years of age; twelve o'clock (old time system)
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
priority; order of precedence
to begin to catch (attention, etc.); to begin to collect
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off
choosing between two things; two choices
to lose heart; to be discouraged; to be dejected; to be exhausted; to be tired out
4th day of the month; four days
fake; something false; sham; deception
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
desperately; for one's dear life
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
and (also); both ... and; as well as
resentment; grudge; malice; matter for regret; regret
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
trivial; trifling; slight; insignificant
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
to throw oneself (into an activity)
to reorganize; to rearrange; to put (things) in order
round robin; having no losing tickets (of a lottery); brute force (in cryptography); using all combinations
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
other; another; over; more than; I; me
easily (reach, exceed, etc.); comfortably; amply; fully; well over
to faint; to lose consciousness; to be in a daze; to feel overwhelmed; to feel exhausted
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS