scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
matryoshka; Russian nesting doll
jūbako; multi-tiered food box; heavy; serious; extreme; -fold
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
succession; continuation; series; sequence
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to disrupt; to ruin; to hinder; to thwart
rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation; protoform reconstruction
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
renewal; update; innovation; improvement
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
to take command; to give direction
to incur someone's enmity
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
innocent look; nonchalant look; look of ignorance; air of innocence
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
monster; monstrosity; giant; influential figure; monsterlike; over-demanding
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
incompletion; incomplete; unfinished
(one's) whereabouts; destination; where one is headed; outcome; course (of events); future
to arrive; to come to pass
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
(inferior) imitator; epigone; poor imitation; follower; adherent; person belonging to the same school (e.g. of thought)
best friend; very close friend
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
with a plunge (of something sharp into something soft); with a thrust; with a stab; sullenly; sulkily; glumly
to appoint; to nominate; to assume (responsibility); to pose as
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
modesty; humility; being humble
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind