dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
possible; likely; probable
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up
prospects of victory; chances of success
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
preference; priority; precedence
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to be scorched into; to be seared into; to make a strong impression; to be etched in (one's memory)
technique; art; skill; move
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
to pick up; to find; to gather
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
production (e.g. play); direction
to fight with swords; to cross swords
to increase; to add to; to augment