declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
red light (traffic); red light; signal to stop; sign of danger
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
sensitive; susceptible; emotional; impressionable; sentimental
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
difficult to ...; hard to ...
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
close; intimate; on good terms
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
family a woman has married into
age difference; disparity in age; age gap
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
this occasion; at this time; now
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
three generations; three periods; third generation
royal prince; crown prince's younger brother
other side; opposite side; other party
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
previous generation (e.g. one's parents); family predecessor; predecessor; previous age
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
being in love with each other
happy; auspicious; propitious; naive
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
politics; political manoeuvre; political maneuver
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
(your, his, her) daughter
Magdalena (Colombia); Magdlena (Mexico)
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)