leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
astounding; tremendous; crazy; exorbitant
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to bring; to take; to bring about
to employ; to hire; to charter
achievement; performance; results; work; contribution
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
atonement; the Atonement (of Jesus Christ)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be given an award; to be gifted or endowed (e.g. with a talent); to be blessed (e.g. with a child); to be initiated (e.g. into a secret)
something-something (e.g. platitudes, waffling); yada yada; so-and-so
yearned for; longed for; missed
friendship; fellowship; camaraderie
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
how long; how far; how much
physiology; menstruation; one's period; menses
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
contraceptive device; birth-control device
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
having in mind; happening to know of; idea
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
pregnancy test kit; pregnancy test
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
diagnostic agent (esp. pregnancy test)
to dwell; to live; to stay at; to take shelter at; to be pregnant; to be part of a constellation
to lose hope; to be plunged into darkness
to be incomparable; to be completely different matters; to be completely different things
maternity health record book; mother and child health notebook
maternity leave; paternity leave
childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
if you are so inclined; if it suits you; if you like
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
load; heavy burden; encumbrance; heavy freight; heavy responsibility
positive (result); positive (attitude); cheerful; optimistic