average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
10,000; ten thousand; 10^4
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
upper level; upper grade; high rank; advanced level; senior level; upper class
8000; eight thousand; many
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
one's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvring
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
main force; main strength; main effort; primary focus
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
soldier; combatant; warrior
iron wall; impregnable fortress; impregnable; invulnerable; unassailable
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
to allow; to enable; to make possible; to make feasible; to permit
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
to compile; to bring together; to weave; to put together; to bring to a conclusion; to wrap up
platoon commander; section commander
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
veteran (in a particular field); person with a lot of experience; old hand
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
logistical support; combat service support
finally; in the end; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
tiger cub; one's treasure; precious savings
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
empty air; sky; shunyata (the lack of an immutable intrinsic nature within any phenomenon); emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
great numbers (of people); numerical superiority; masses; people; folk; clique
as everyone knows; needless to say; obvious