maternal and child health notebook; maternity health record book
there being no use in arguing (about it); not up for discussion
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
de facto marriage; common-law marriage
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
to jump down; to leap down; to jump off; to leap off
pregnancy test kit; pregnancy test
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
work in a Zen temple (e.g. cleaning, working in the fields)
calendar; calender (machine for flattening things)
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
for the present; for the time being
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
midterm (mid-semester) test or exam
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to mow down; to cut down; to knock down; to defeat; to beat
to steel oneself to; to brace oneself
detection (of a plot, fraud, etc.); discovery; coming to light; being uncovered
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
widely; extensively; far and wide; everywhere; all around; generally
to cry and shout; to scream
antiseptic solution; disinfectant solution
to overhear; to hear (secondhand); to hear on the grapevine; to know by hearsay
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to be of benefit; to be beneficial; to be useful; to do one good; to be good for one
reaching the winning post; reaching the finish; making the goal; getting married
rehabilitation (in society)
to kidnap (esp. by force or deception); to abduct; to snatch
end of a match; end of a game
traveling bag; travelling bag; suitcase
day duty; day shift; class duty (students)
chalk; choke (hold); choke (of an engine)
prospects of victory; chances of success
to place persons opposite; to come face to face with; to compare (with); to check (against); to match