some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
your body; your health; yourself; you
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
to be heard; to be audible; to sound (like); to come across (as); to be well known; to be famous
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
to speak ill of; to disparage
with these words; while saying
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
biography of a brave fighter; heroic saga; chivalric romance; tale of one's heroism; episode of bravery; acts of violence
to become widely known; to become well-known; to spread (of a rumor, reputation, etc.)
great achievement; great feat; great work; great undertaking
it is assuredly (that) ...; can say with confidence that it is ...
legendary; fabled; fabulous
actual existence; real existence; existing in real life
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
pillow talk; conversation in bed; bedtime story
goblin; apparition; monster; ghost; phantom; spectre
story; tale; talk; discussion
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to spread (of a rumour, news, etc.); to travel; to be handed down (from generation to generation); to be passed down; to be introduced (to a country, region, etc.); to be brought; to be conveyed (of a feeling, impression, etc.)
Chinese whispers; telephone (game)
state secrets; secrets of the state
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
statesman; administrator; politician; policymaker