grandfather; male senior-citizen
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
superb piece of work; masterpiece; exquisite item; perfection; unique article
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
questions and answers; dialogue
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
voyage; passage; travelling
complete lie; outright lie
much less; to say nothing of
just then; at that time; at that moment; as it's a time of ...; in this time of ...
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
price increase; rise in price
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
hostile party; enemy side
source of information; intelligence source; message source
return gift; return favour; revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
beyond expectation; contrary to expectations; unexpectedly
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband); older stepbrother
society; public; community; social studies
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
the front; honest; upright; decent
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
pictorial book; picture book; illustrated reference book; identification manual; field guide
earnings from a part-time job; part-time job pay
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate