haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
guard; security (officer); guardsman
your husband; her husband
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
labour pains; labor pains; birth pains; contractions
twenty-third day of the month; twenty-three days
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
to lose sight of; to miss
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
letter; missive; note; mail
over-fond parent; doting parent
opening fully; full throttle; full power
at any cost; at any price; at any expense
postponement; deferment; adjournment
to put to bed; to lay down lengthwise; to put a thing on its side; to set something aside unused; to let lie idle; to ferment
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
that's the way it is; such is life
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment