at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to get on (train, plane, bus, ship, etc.); to get in; to get on (e.g. a footstool); to step on; to reach; to go over; to follow
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of
being startled; getting a shock
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
inside a car (train, bus, etc.)
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to turn towards; to point
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
to turn away (one's eyes, face, etc.); to avert; to displease; to annoy; to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
sexy; popular; well-liked
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)