moving tale; impressive tale
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
offense and defense; offence and defence; batting and fielding
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
deliberation; (thoughtful) consideration; to consider a matter carefully
several minutes; a few minutes
firm; strong; solid; stable
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be shrewd; to be sharp; to keep your wits about you; (lit.) to pluck out the eye of a live horse
less than ...; smaller ...
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
thunderous roar; roaring sound
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to get strong; to gain strength
to knock down; to tear down; to crush (e.g. enemy); to throw into confusion; to refute; to pick apart
micro-; micro; minibus; microfilm
popular figure; outstanding person; well-known person; lion
Jerry Sanders (businessman)
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
Sanders; Sandders; Sunders
novel; original; striking; strange; eccentric; fantastic
double extra-large; 2XL; XXL
a few years ago; some years back
second; secondary; quadratic (function, equation, etc.); second-order
appointed day of delivery; time for payment
bargaining ability; bargaining power; ability to negotiate
quite capable of ...; could happen; not unlikely to
refusal; rejection; denial; veto