sorrow; grief; anguish; trouble; affliction; anxiety
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to fall ill; to be taken ill
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
unqualified; without qualifications
wedding ring; wedding band
fifteenth day of the month; fifteen days
to trip someone up; to pull the carpet from under
lowborn; humble; vulgar; coarse; shabby; greedy
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
beforehand; in advance; previously
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
reality; actuality; hard fact
to be pregnant; to be with child
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
abdomen; stomach; lower parts; under parts
to push (a thing) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
continuation; succession; series
vigorously (burning); furiously; fiercely
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to be prolonged; to drag on
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
difficult delivery; difficult childbirth; dystocia
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
crumpled; wrinkled; crinkled; creased
as far as ... is concerned; so far as ... can tell