solution; solution strategy
long ago; a long time ago; already
to press a question; to cross-examine
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
not a word to anyone; keep it secret; mum's the word
revealing (information, a secret, etc.); disclosure; telling; letting out
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to sum up; to summarize; to summarise
telling others; divulging (a secret); revealing; disclosing; letting out
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
queen (consort); empress (consort)
half-sibling (with a different mother)
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
to be granted (e.g. a title); to be awarded (e.g. a prize); to be gifted with (a talent); to be taught (e.g. a secret technique); to be instructed; to be initiated
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year's Day; normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)
to be born; to come into the world
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
babies and preschool children
death rate; mortality rate
infectious disease; infection
(giving) birth; childbirth; delivery
waiting expectantly; waiting eagerly; looking forward to; long-awaited
person affected by a disease; sufferer
wet nurse; nursing mother
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (forever); to continue to conceal
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating