several; a few; number; quantity; counting; calculation; number
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
step; stride; counter for steps
to go ahead; to pull ahead
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
dream for the future; hopes for the future
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
death in battle; death on the battlefield
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
back (of a chair); backrest
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
club activities; extracurricular activities
about; concerning; related to; -ish
novel; story; (work of) fiction
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; noob; weak player
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
ceiling; ceiling (e.g. of share price); ceiling price
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
imagination; supposition; guess
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
company; corporation; firm; one's workplace
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
resolution (of a display, printer, scanner, etc.); degree of understanding; how well one understands a person or thing
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to make come true (e.g. a dream); to realize; to fulfill
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
to knock (someone) down; to floor; to beat up; to deal a devastating blow (from which one cannot recover); to devastate (emotionally); to crush
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
company employee; office worker; white-collar worker
scholar; academic; scientist; learned person; person of learning
literary profession; writing
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt