homecoming; return to one's home
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
news (from someone); word; letter; tidings; contact
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
very loose; slowly; leisurely
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
to trouble; to bother; to annoy
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
learning; scholarship; study; study of ...; -ology; -ics
this world; this life; world of the living
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
ago; since; before; previous
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
control; management (e.g. of a business)
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
matter causing distress; something causing worry
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to worry about; to be anxious about; to be concerned about; to lament; to grieve; to feel sorrow for
the present age; these days; (present) head of the family
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
thrusting down (winning technique)
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
strong interaction; strong force