after childbirth; postpartum
recovery after childbirth; growth (of a child)
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
wet nurse; nursing mother
to tell X from Y; to distinguish; to know (one thing) from (another)
considerably; greatly; a lot
to push into; to stuff into; to be enthusiastic (about); to be crazy (about); to get excited; to be stirred up
delusion; trick of the imagination
to do together; to share; to participate in
to smoke (e.g. a pipe); to puff (a cigarette); to burn (incense)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
comfort; consolation; diversion
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
intestines; bowels; entrails; guts; placenta (of a pumpkin, melon, etc.); fibrous pulp
time; hour; season; suitable time; opportunity; chance
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
contraception; birth control
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
four times; four-colour process printing; CMYK printing
child born within a year of another; children born in consecutive years
natural disaster; cataclysm
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
close friendship; close friend; good friend; intimate relations; sexual intercourse; sex
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
egoistic; self-centered; selfish
type; pattern; model; epitome; exemplar; archetype
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
rumour; rumor; hearsay; report
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
carefully; closely; very; extremely; have no choice; cannot be helped
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit