one's home country; one's homeland
to be greatly obliged; to be very sorry
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
formulation; formularization; formularisation
tremendous; rapid; dramatic
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
to push someone (towards); to encourage someone
not yet known; unknown; strange
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to stare back at; to look back at
to think constantly about; to dwell on
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to leave words (behind one, e.g. after death); to say (for posterity); to utter last words; to leave some things unsaid
to sit at a desk (to study); to be at one's desk; to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
to beg; to pester; to plead; to coax; to hound; to importune
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
summer vacation; summer holiday
free ticket; free admission ticket
homecoming; returning home
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
factional dispute; factional strife; rivalry between factions
fate; destiny; predestination
weir; bonds; fetters; ties of obligation
to come (home) to one; to click; to ring a bell; to appeal to one; to speak to one; to impress one
to shake one's head (in denial)
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt