preparations for returning (home)
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
popular name; common name; nickname; alias
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
leak (of secrets, information, etc.); disclosure; divulging; leak (of gas, liquid, etc.); leakage; escape (of gas)
unworthy (of one's father, teacher, etc.); I; me; incompetent; unskilled; (arch.) unfortunate
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
sweetness; sugary taste; sweets; dessert; charm; appeal
to play a central role; to take a leading part
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
juniors dominating seniors; inferiors overthrowing their superiors; retainer supplanting his lord
resemblance; similarity; likeness; analogy
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
(your) daughter; young woman
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
loved one; lover; sweetheart
not necessarily; not entirely; not altogether
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
programme; program; plans; arrangements
on the way back; returning
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
pain; anguish; suffering; duhkha (suffering)
scrap; piece; fag end; unimportant (person); petty (official); barely (in a role)
to regard someone with odium; to look at someone with reproach
innocence; guiltlessness; absence of the fact; insubstantiality; (arch.) insincerity; (arch.) dishonesty
in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
main cause; primary factor
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
incident; affair; happening; event
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
here and there; in places