swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
to burst open; to pop; to split
to beat (e.g. eggs); to whip (e.g. cream); to whisk; to lather
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
hospitalization; hospitalisation
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
sickroom; hospital room; ward
to fly; to race away; to vanish; to disappear; to rush over; to hurry over
tired feeling; feeling of exhaustion; sense of fatigue; fatigability
gentle; mild; meek; tender
biological older sister; real elder sister
to stay (at); to stop (at)
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
ultrasound scan; echographic examination
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; tiredness
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
beforehand; in advance; previously
exit; gateway; way out; outlet; vent; leak
incision; operation; section
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
scissors; shears; clippers; hole punch
sewing together; stitching up (a wound); suture
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)