sending a manuscript to the printer; receiving a manuscript from the author
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
boy; son; baby boy; young man
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
lost article; something forgotten
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
mix; mixed-race person; multiracial person
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
pregnancy; conception; gestation
no!; no no!; no, not at all
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
washing with water; rinsing; flushing
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
how; in what way; how about
positive (result); positive (attitude); cheerful; optimistic
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
March; third month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish