to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to ask a big favour; to ask unreasonable things; to be unreasonable
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
large amount of money; great cost
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
final month of pregnancy; month in which childbirth is due
scheduled date; expected date; date a baby is due; expected delivery date; due date
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
to go into labor; to go into labour
hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
after a short while; not long after; soon; before long; shortly thereafter
maternity room; delivery room
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
it's not like; it isn't as if
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
maternity and gynaecology department (gynecology); department of obstetrics and gynaecology (gynecology)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
to catch fire; to be ignited; to ignite; to flare up (of an emotion, controversy, etc.); to blaze; to be ignited (of a dispute, commotion, etc.)
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
to become dim; to become blurred
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to give up searching (for someone or something)
peacefully (sleeping); quietly; soundly
absolutely; completely; utterly; really; simply; only
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
going straight home (without first returning to one's workplace); returning home directly
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature