dubious tale; cock-and-bull story; questionable information; taking care not to be fooled
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
treasure house; storage for valuable property
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
one's life under medical treatment; (means and time spent) fighting against an illness
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
depths; deep place; bottom (of one's heart)
serious damage; injury or loss; heavy blow
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
not worth mentioning (with neg. verb); nothing special
financial page (of newspaper); financial aspects; economic front
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
one country; whole country; hotheaded; stubborn
to say goodbye; to bid farewell
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
short sword; dagger; stiletto; hour hand (of a clock)
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin
10,000,000,000; ten billion
branch manager; manager of a branch office
serving customers; looking after visitors; reception
highest price; price ceiling
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
fine food; high-quality food; gourmet; epicure; gastronome
to get in; to go in; to come in; to flow into; to set; to set in
to have a meal; to take a meal
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
aquaculture; culture; cultivation; raising
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
greater than ...; bigger ...
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid