to be bewildered; to be perplexed
lonely person; someone who easily succumbs to loneliness
to lose (through death) (e.g. wife, child)
reason for living; something one lives for; purpose in life; raison d'être
participation; joining; entry; adherence
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
to comfort; to console; to amuse
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
originally; by nature; from the start
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
opposite; reverse; contrary
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
scheduled date; expected date; due date; estimated date of confinement; expected date of delivery
to give one's first cry (of a newborn baby); to be born; to come into being; to be formed
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
two times; twice; two degrees
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
since then; from that time; ever since
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
planned delivery; induced labour; induced labor
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
by all means; by all costs
beauty parlour; beauty parlor; beauty salon; hairdressing salon
tone (of voice); manner of talking
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
putting on a brave face; put-on cheeriness; pretending one is fine; show of courage; bravado; Dutch courage
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious