1. back
Back in high school, I got up at 6 a.m. every morning.
Don't hold back.
This drawing is less than great. He needs to do something with the line here at the back of the leg.
You're back late. What have you been up to?
To get back to my original point, yesterday I sent the report off to Tokyo.
After I graduated from college, I moved back home and lived with my parents for three years.
If you aren't careful about what you eat, you'll put back on all the weight that you spent so much time losing.
Tom could hardly believe his ears when he heard that Mary was coming back home to stay.
I'm sorry I didn't get back to you sooner. I've been snowed under at work lately.
Memories of the good old days came flooding back one after another.
In an earthquake, the ground can shake up and down, or back and forth.
Please play it back for me after you've finished the recording.
Instead of going back to the party, why don't we go to my place?
If I'm not mistaken, I think we took a wrong turn back there.
To put it bluntly, the reason this team won't win is because you're holding them back.
2. return
Before I can return your children... you'll have to complete a course called family skills.
I'll return immediately.
Birds can fly thousands of miles away and return to the same place every year.
He gave away his entire fortune to an old friend's daughter, and expected nothing in return.
In the case of not agreeing to the conditions of the usage consent contract, promptly return the unopened media package to ABC for a full refund.
In return for helping you with your studies, I'd like to ask a small favor of you.
The students receive a 15,000 euro scholarship for their return trip and daily expenses.
If you are going to the library this afternoon, would you please return two books for me whilst you are there?
Quintilius Varus, return my legions!
Causing competitors to fail, obtaining confidential information, something that big business just can't do without - high risk but at the same time high return work.
An individual with an annual income of more than 15 million yen is required to file his or her final tax return in March.
It takes eight hours to fly from Zurich to Boston, but only six for the return trip.
It was believed that evil spirits would return to earth on the last day of the year.
On his return the chaste caresses of his wife amply recompenced the warrior for the fatigues he had undergone and for the danger which he had been exposed.
As the lesson comes to an end, even if the teacher doesn't say a word of "be quiet", "sit down!," the children naturally return to their seats and quieten down.