midwinter; cold season; coldest days of the year
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
in vitro fertilization; in vitro fertilisation; IVF
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
until now; so far; up to the present
to have something on one's mind; to have (undisclosed) reservations; to feel conflicted
then; and then; and; if so; because then; if that's the case
pregnancy; conception; gestation
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
one day; (on) a certain day
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
middle of the night; dead of night
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
considerably; fairly; quite
bleeding; haemorrhage; hemorrhage; bleeding money; red ink; selling below cost
explosion; rupture; break off
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
cut off; cut out; ablation; resection; surgical removal
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)