request; favour (to ask); wish; please
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
obstetrician-gynecologist; obstetrician and gynaecologist; ob-gyn
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party
environment; circumstance
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
cooperation; coordination; link
complications (in an illness)
very likely; very probable
childbirth; delivery; confinement
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
infertility; sterility; barrenness
emotional care; emotional support; caring for somebody's mental well-being
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
letter; missive; note; mail
present (brought by a visitor); gift
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
being reluctant to give out (pay, provide, etc.); giving out grudgingly
I see; that's right; indeed
queue jumping; breaking into a line; muscling in on; interrupt
diagnostic agent (esp. pregnancy test)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
inspection (e.g. customs, factory); examination; scan (e.g. MRI, PET, etc.)
pelvic examination; consultation at an office (as opposed to a house call)
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should