childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
uncharacteristic; unbefitting; unworthy (of)
student (esp. a university student)
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
complex; complicated; intricate; mixed (feelings)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that); hey
maternity room; delivery room
actual state (of things); real state; live; on-the-scene; reporting live; live coverage
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
profile; face in profile; face seen from the side; (personal) profile; (biographical) sketch; outline (of someone's life)
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
close; intimate; on good terms
pregnancy; conception; gestation
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
reality; actuality; hard fact
danger; peril; hazard; risk
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to encourage; to cheer; to raise (the voice)
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
to turn towards; to point
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
recovery; rescue; recapture
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
to invade; to attack; to breach; to penetrate
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to become settled; to be fixed
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
estrangement; alienation; neglecting to stay in contact