number of characters; number of letters; word count
almost; roughly; approximately
100,000; hundred thousand
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
library; book collection; paperback book
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
quantity; amount; generosity; magnanimity; pramana; (in Indian philosophy) means by which one gains accurate and valid knowledge
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
sharing; division; draw; tie
eradication of malignant spirits (esp. used in fantasy and science fiction)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
noisily (running around); with heavy feet; in a fluster; in a flurry; slapstick
drama; play; powerful drug
pathological; morbid; unhealthy; diseased; unwholesome; abnormal
planting a field with the same crop each year; repeated cultivation; collaborative literary work; story made up by several writers working on it in turn; series (of novels); cycle (of poems, songs)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
settlement; solution; resolution
character (in a play or novel); dramatis personae
number two; second in command
infinity; infinitude; eternity; infinite; limitless
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
a line; a streak; one item (in an itemized form); one clause; one matter (affair, event, case, incident); (arch.) the same logic
liking both alcohol and sweets; person who likes both liquor and sweets; bisexuality; player who can play as both pitcher and fielder; dual sword wielding; two-sword fencing
person working for someone else (followed by job title); hired
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker