dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon);  naga;  semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology;  promoted rook
 educational institution;  school;  academy;  campus
 to advance;  to go forward;  to precede;  to go ahead (of);  to make progress;  to improve;  to deepen
 should;  must;  -able;  probably;  likely
 road;  path;  route;  way;  distance;  journey;  road (e.g. to victory)
 that;  it;  then;  that point (in time); (arch.)  there; (arch.)  you
 indicates sentence topic;  indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated);  adds emphasis
 large;  big;  great;  prominent;  -sized;  as big as;  university
 producing (people) in great numbers;  appearing one after the other
 highest institute of education
 top;  top position;  senior management;  senior bureaucrat
 plural;  multiple;  several
 -ian (e.g. Italian);  -ite (e.g. Tokyoite);  -er (e.g. performer, etc.);  person working with ...;  man;  person
 to take out;  to get out;  to put out;  to reveal;  to submit (e.g. thesis);  to turn in;  to publish
 name;  given name;  title;  fame;  renown;  pretext
 nationwide;  countrywide;  national;  throughout the country
 at (place, time);  in;  to (direction, state);  toward;  for (purpose);  because of (reason);  for
 to spread;  to be propagated
 thing;  matter;  incident;  occurrence;  circumstances;  situation;  work
 it seems;  I think;  I guess;  right?;  don't you agree?
 if so;  in that case;  in that situation
 entry to school or university;  matriculation;  enrolment (in university, etc.) (enrollment)
 several;  a number of;  quantity;  amount;  counting;  figures;  number
 rapid increase;  proliferation;  surge;  explosion
 present stage;  current phase;  current rank;  present grade
 new student;  freshman;  first-year student
 person in line (for ...);  person expected to ...
 falling below quota;  not reaching capacity (e.g. a school having fewer applicants for entrance exams than its quota)
 rate;  ratio;  profit;  assignment;  10%;  unit of ten percent;  match
 new;  neo-;  newness;  novelty;  Gregorian calendar;  Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
 classroom;  lecture room;  department (in a university);  class;  lessons;  school (for a particular discipline)
 medium;  average;  moderation;  middle school;  China;  volume two (of three);  during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
 year;  counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school);  period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
 indicates sentence subject (occasionally object);  indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions);  but;  however;  regardless of;  whether (or not)
 life;  living;  I;  me;  student
 to arrive at (e.g. a decision);  to reach (a stage);  to lead to (a place);  to get to;  in the extreme case of; (arch.)  to come
 not exceeding;  and downward;  below (e.g. standard);  under (e.g. a level);  the below-mentioned;  the following