thousands; several thousand
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
actually; in fact; as a matter of fact
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
dropping out; falling behind; omission; being left out; falling off; coming off
to be profitable; to yield a profit
physician in private practice; (arch.) town doctor; (arch.) doctor who served the townspeople (as opposed to the emperor, a daimyo, etc.)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
esoteric doctrines; mysteries
attempt; trial; experiment; endeavour (endeavor); effort; venture
student; follower; students and pupils
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to drive (a car) around; to ride (a bicycle) around
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
learned society; scientific society; academy; academic meeting; academic conference
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
example; illustration; precedent
inspection; study by observation; field trip; sitting out (e.g. PE class)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
greed; cruelty; callous; (arch.) insistent; (arch.) insistence
inheritance; bequest; legacy; heritage
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
equal; identical; the same; no different (to); just like; equivalent
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
(period of) a year; during an era
training (esp. in-service); induction course
to pile up; to accumulate