hotel expenses; expenses incurred during a stay
encounter; engagement; battle
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
tall story; tall tale; cock-and-bull story
heroic; brave; majestic; soul-stirring; lively; gallant
taking the podium; mounting the rostrum; going on stage to give a speech, etc.
apron of a gun; cover for the touch-hole on a cannon or matchlock
to succeed (in doing); to pull something off; to manage (to do a job)
in spite of; regardless of
aforementioned; above-mentioned
to detain; to take into custody
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
to hold something reverently with both hands
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
to stoop; to lean over; to bend forward; to bend down; to crouch; to squat
greatest treasure; most valuable asset; pride (of)
commonly occurring thing; commonplace event; bread and butter item
wisdom; intelligence; intellect
horse riding; mounting a horse; mount; riding horse; saddle horse
automatic operation (machine); automatic driving (vehicle)
large text that appears in ads or brochures to catch the reader's attention (in copywriting)
to drag down; to pull down; to force out (of power, office, role, etc.)
to decide (e.g. an outcome); to dictate; to determine
jousting match; joust; tournament (medieval)
to poke each other; to jab each other
espionage network; intelligence network
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude