to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
breasts; boobies; tits; breast milk
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to separate; to part; to divide; to keep apart
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
health care center; health care centre; animal shelter
child consultation center; children's welfare center
to move (house); to change residence
father; dad; husband; you; he
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
welfare; well-being; social welfare; social security; social service
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
don't you think?; indicates question
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to be a matter of life or death
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker