childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
extended leave; long vacation
sincere; honest; faithful
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
bashful; shameful; ashamed
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
wife and children; (arch.) wife
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
living room (Western style); sitting room
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
slightly; lightly; thinly; faintly; dimly
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
to come into being; to be born
very loose; slowly; leisurely
in a little while; in a bit
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood
to raise; to bring up; to rear; to cultivate; to foster; to nurture
carrying (child) under arm
sling; sling (e.g. Singapore sling); cargo sling; baby sling
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
demodulation; recovery; getting back to form
one's heart; one's mind; one's intentions
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
breastfeeding; nursing; suckling
bathing; washing one's body or hair; ablution; (arch.) receiving a blessing
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
completely exhausted; dead tired; knackered
meddling; meddlesomeness; nosiness; meddler; buttinsky; busybody
nervous; highly strung; sensitive; fussy; worried about petty things