现在: now, at present, at the moment, modern, current, nowadays...
虚幻: imaginary, illusory...
阶梯: flight of steps, a means of advancement, stepping stone...
迈进: to step in, to stride forward, to forge ahead...
拓展: to expand (one's client base, outlook etc)...
上瘾: to get into a habit, to become addicted...
敲诈: to rip off, to extort (money), extortion, blackmail...
吸取: to absorb, to draw (a lesson, insight etc), to assimilate...
理直气壮: in the right and self-confident (idiom); bold and confident with justice on one's side, to have the courage of one's convictions, just and forceful...
好在: luckily, fortunately...
