hot water (for drinking); tea; bath; bathhouse
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
internal use; private business
interview; stage debut; first appearance; meeting; trial for a servant
shrill whistling sound; reddening or brightening slightly; rush of blood to the head
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
pardon me for leaving (first)
ahead; before; the future
rental car; rent-a-car; hired auto; car rental agency; car hire agency; hire car agency
opening fully; full throttle; full power
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
to give up searching (for someone or something)
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to become dim; to become blurred
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to catch fire; to provoke; to catch fire from; to be ignited
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
just a minute; small quantity
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
it's not like; it isn't as if
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
maternity room; delivery room
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
to go into labor; to go into labour
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due