publication (of a newspaper, magazine, book, etc.); issue; issue (of banknotes, bonds, passport, etc.); raising (an event)
maternal and child health notebook; maternity health record book
counting backwards; calculating backwards; inverse operation
premature; untimely (e.g. death); early
counter for birds or rabbits
culmination; southing; crossing the meridian
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
family-centered sitcom; TV drama of family life; soap opera
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
(matter) for congratulations; worthy of celebration; happy (occasion, ending, etc.); naive; too good-natured; gullible
matter for congratulation (wedding, pregnancy, birth, etc.); happy event
birth (of a person); nativity; creation; formation; one's first birthday
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to act as one pleases; to throw one's weight around; to have everything one's own way; to grow freely (e.g. of weeds)
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
brazen-faced (about one's misdeed); audacious (despite being in the wrong); shameless; impudent
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
again and again; repeatedly
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
to begin to write; to begin writing; to begin to draw; to begin drawing; to begin painting
two equal parts; exactly two parts
slash (punctuation mark); slash; slit
back-to-back; facing in opposite directions; two sides of the same coin; inextricably linked (esp. with something dangerous or undesirable); on bad terms; at odds
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
suddenly (e.g. falling, weakening, etc.); sharply; with a jerk
be that as it may; even so; though that be so
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
godparent; namer; first person to give something its name
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
matchmaker; go-between; intermediary; middleman
established fact; fait accompli
binding (someone) hand and foot; being tied down (by rules, obligations, etc.)
taking no notice of; paying no attention to
senility; dotage; decrepitude
an old man's indiscretions
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
if; in case; supposing; worst (case); unexpected (occurence); unforeseen
to interrupt (a story, etc.); to bend at the waist
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to make an appeal (to the public); to rally (people) to one's cause; to call to action; to spur on; to fire (someone) up; to rally (troops, employees, etc.)