to count on one's fingers; to count down the days (in anticipation); to look forward to
stable period (with ref. to pregnancy, typically from 4th month when the placenta is fully formed, morning sickness usually goes away and risk of miscarriage decreases)
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
throne; crown; government position; court rank; social standing; rank; grade (of quality, etc.)
to acquire a position; to hold an appointment
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
March; third month of the lunar calendar
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to be dizzy; to feel faint; to feel giddy
busy; having no (free) time
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to spend one's days in tears and sorrow
person standing watch; guard duty
long (time that has passed); old (story)
quite; entirely; completely; as if; as though; just like
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
a long time (since the last time)
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
laughing while crying; smiling through one's tears; (alternately) laughing and crying; tears and laughter; joy and sorrow
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; appearing on the cover of a magazine
to become thin; to lose weight; to reduce (one's) weight; to be barren; to be infertile; to be sterile
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
(someone else's) child; child; kid
birth; giving birth; creating; bringing into the world
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
in succession; one after another
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
anything and everything; just about everything
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
this and that; one thing or another