(unpleasant) state of affairs; predicament; mess
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
vivid; brightly colored; brilliant; radiant
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
pastor; minister; clergyman; reverend
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)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
counter for books; volume
to publish a book; to put out a book
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
to write down or convey in full
to take out a loan; to get a loan
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
clear weather; cloudless weather; good weather
bigleaf hydrangea (Hydrangea macrophylla); French hydrangea
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
maternity room; delivery room
to be present (esp. during a birth); to be witness to
if one is unlucky; if one is careless; if things don't go well
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to set one's teeth; to clench one's teeth; to grit one's teeth
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
openly; in public; without caring what others think
haggardness; emaciation; wasting away; being tired out; being worn out; exhaustion
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)