astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
performer; entertainer; celebrity
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
to pave the way; to put in motion; to put on the road (to)
to be worried; to be troubled
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
seventh day of the month; seven days
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
pregnancy test kit; pregnancy test
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
positive (result); positive (attitude); cheerful; optimistic
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
there is no need to; it is fine if you don't; unnecessary; does not match; out of reach of
to give the stamp of approval
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
to ill-treat; to bully; to torment; to be tough on (e.g. one's body); to treat harshly
to shake; to jolt; to shake (e.g. the political world); to disturb; to put off a batter (by varying one's type of pitch)