grandfather; male senior-citizen
family; relatives; dependents; household
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
because of; owing to; due to
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
person of common sense; common sense man
arm; ability; skill; (physical) strength
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
perfect; complete; flawless
to repair; to mend; to change; to alter; to put back; to put away; to cure
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
genealogy; lineage; family tree; pedigree
unity; consolidation; uniformity; unification; compatible
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
descendant; progeny; offspring
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young woman; young (animal); offshoot
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
(wanting something so badly that) one can almost taste it; (lit.) a hand reaches out from one's throat
particularly; only; in the case of
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
parents and siblings; one's relatives
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
strict crackdown on and elimination of misconduct; strict enforcement of discipline
one's future; one's fate; prospects; one's way; one's path
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting); probe; probing move
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
total destruction; complete destruction; annihilation; total defeat; complete failure
outline; summary; overview; synopsis; abstract; abridgment