preparations for returning (home)
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
seeing off and meeting on return
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (e.g. vegetables); (for two men) to have anal sex
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to approach; to draw near
lost article; something forgotten
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
sobriety; soberness; sober face
seeing through (e.g. someone's lies); reading (e.g. thoughts); penetrating; detecting
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to turn (one's face) away; to avert (one's eyes)
end; close; finish; termination
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
whole life; a lifetime; all through life; (the only, the greatest, etc.) of one's life
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
from the start; from the beginning; from the outset
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
outline; summary; argument
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
one thing or another; this and that; something or another
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
(turned out) all right in the end
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
to be helpful; to be useful
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
coating of snow; blanket of snow