single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
reconciliation; making up (with); making peace (with); being friends again; patching up a quarrel
earnest desire; eager hope; longing; yearning; hankering
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
pregnancy; conception; gestation
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
to be unsteady; to reel; to shake; to waver; to be unsettled (feelings, thoughts, etc.)
nonparticipation; nonattendance
to put all one's skill (into doing something); to do something to the best of one's ability
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
to make a display of one's originality (eccentricity); to deliberately act oddly (e.g. to get attention)
golden; gold-colored; gold-coloured; honey-colored; honey-coloured
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
school building; schoolhouse
perplexity; difficult question; difficult problem
nodding off (while sitting); dozing
action scene (in a movie)
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to blossom; to flower; to bloom; to flower (of a civilization, talent, etc.); to flourish; to become widespread
territory; domain; field; area; domain; region
to show one's affection; to express one's love
last chapter (book, etc.)
seeing for the first time; first sight; first meeting; sight-reading
reference (e.g. to a dictionary, passage, footnotes); consultation; comparison; browsing (to a file or folder)
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
homeland; motherland; fatherland; native country
evil influence; (evil) clutches; tentacles of evil
woman; girl; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); feminine noun
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to rise in revolt; to raise the standard of revolt
various countries; various regions; various provinces
joining the dark side; joining the forces of evil
to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full; at a maximum