waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
critical moment; do-or-die situation; critical juncture
at once; there and then; immediately
to take someone's life; to kill someone
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
tenacity; persistence; obsession; implacability
child one is expecting; child in one's womb
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post); to be delivered
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
director (of a hospital, institution, academy, etc.); superintendent; rector
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
moment; brief space of time
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
dealing with; coping with
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
pleading; entreaty; supplication; petition
after childbirth; postpartum
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
exile; banishment; eviction; elimination (e.g. of poverty); removal
in the hospital; hospitalized
to criticize harshly; to blame; to accuse; to urge; to press
explanation; excuse; clarification; vindication; apology
everything; anything; nothing
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
deadpan face; expressionless white face; po-faced
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism