homecoming; return to one's home
feeling of alienation; sense of being excluded; feeling of estrangement
to be badly made; to fail
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
to need; to demand; to take; to require
as one wishes; as one wants; to one's satisfaction
eyewitness report; eyewitness information
integration; unification; unity; combination; consolidation; synthesis
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
swallowing whole; swallowing without chewing; swallowing (a story); believing unquestioningly; accepting (a proposal, demand, etc.) unconditionally; accepting as-is
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
sarcastic; having a sharp tongue; having a sharp nasty tongue
the point just before ...; the point of (doing); the verge (of); (just before the) edge
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
parched or roasted beans (or soybeans)
to become a (bad) habit; to become a habitual practice; to become addictive; to grow on one; to become moreish
to soar; to fly high; to be whirled up; to make merry; to be ecstatic; to be in high spirits
stature; body height; one's means; one's status; one's ability
reversal (of a situation); turnaround; turnabout; reversal (of direction of rotation)
taking on a life of its own (of a rumour, etc.); walking by oneself; taking a walk by oneself; walking unaided; being able to walk without help; standing on one's own feet
always; all the time; constantly; frequently; often
gift; boon; godsend; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
(mental) agony; anguish; suffering; distress
to stand in (someone's) place; to be in a (certain) position
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to grow older (than expected); to advance in age
talking about memories; reminiscences
to enliven (e.g. a conversation); to animate; to engage in enthusiastically; to become successful and well known
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
to get a lump in one's throat; to overflow with feelings; to be overwhelmed with emotion
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
to put on (another's shoes by mistake); to put (shoes) on the wrong feet; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse; to have a mistaken idea of
northwestern part; the northwest
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
before one's very eyes; under one's nose; imminence; close at hand
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
easternmost tip (point, extremity, etc.)
aquatic products; fisheries
transport; transportation; transit; conveyance
weariness; boredom; tedium; tiresomeness
sale; sales; selling; marketing