to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
various articles; various items; various kinds
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to change (one's clothes)
to grimace; to make a wry face; to contort one's face
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
pitch-black; jet-black; strongly tanned; deeply sunburnt; sooty; black with dirt
maternity room; delivery room
(childbirth) delivery table; birthing table
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
diaphragmatic breathing; abdominal breathing
to change; to switch; to change over (to); to renew
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
external genitalia (esp. female); vulva
(face) mask; (facial) features; looks; mask (e.g. for circuit etching)
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
backward flow; backflow; countercurrent; reflux; regurgitation
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
stillness; silence; quiet; hush; calm; serenity
floatingly; driftingly; softly; gently; restlessly; uncertainly