idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
alone; by oneself; on one's own
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
a push; another effort; one more effort
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
reason; logic; sense; natural way of things
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent
uninhabited area; acting inhumanly; inhuman person; nonhuman life (usu. sentient)
tail and fins; embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
to be able to ...; can ...; to get; to acquire; to obtain
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
truth or falsehood; genuineness; authenticity; veracity
to discuss; to talk about; to argue; to dispute; to take into consideration; to make an issue of
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to discuss; to talk together
to outwit; to outsmart; to counterplot; to pierce something all the way through
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
to make one's own; to take possession of
use; utilization; utilisation; application
movie; film; motion picture
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
facility; facilities; institution; home (for the elderly, orphans, etc.)
to visit; to call on; to arrive (of a season, situation, etc.); to come; to appear
to go (to); to make one's way (to); to visit
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate