journey; trip; travels; during the journey; on the way; while travelling
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
breach of faith; breach of trust; act of disloyalty
to get involved (with); to begin (with); to have a hand (in)
stripping (of rights, office, etc.); deprivation; divestiture; forfeit; revocation
severe punishment; rigorous measures
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
God's gift; God's blessing; grace of God; godsend
missing person; wanted person
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
to grab (someone) by the collar; to size (someone) by the lapels
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)
to be flexible; to be accommodating
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; cut from the same cloth
in a terrible mess; in complete disorder; chaotic
to rant and rave; to raise hell
to squat; to crouch down (completely, generally with face looking through knees)
to straighten oneself; to straighten one's clothes and one's posture; to adopt a more serious attitude
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
presumably; it seems that ...; I guess that ...; I suppose that ...; one could infer that ...
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
final; eventual; ultimate
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
to dart one's eyes about; to be surprised; to be bewildered; to be confused; to be flustered
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
point of compromise; common ground
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to shake each other's hands; to shake hands with each other
please; somehow or other; one way or another
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized