if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
home country; one's own country; suzerain country (from the perspective of the vassal state); colonizing country; country of one's ancestors; this country
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
chance; opportunity; occasion
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
thereupon; shortly thereafter
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
mom; mommy; mum; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
one's house; one's home; one's family
yearned for; longed for; missed
wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
to be a matter of life or death; to be life-threatening
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
entrance door; front door; gateway (to a region, etc.)
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to run out; to rush out; to start running; to begin to run; to break into a run
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
the whole face; (wearing an expression) all over one's face
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
(much) more than others; exceedingly; extremely; unusually
person who gets lonely easily; person who does not like to be alone; person who craves company
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
to suffer mentally; to be in emotional pain
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?