to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
to float; to be suspended; to rise to the surface; to appear; to come to mind; to have inspiration
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
not the time for; not the place for; far from; far more than; nowhere near just; well beyond
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to go out and away; to leave
sullenly; taciturnly; morosely; taciturn person; uncommunicative person
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
to curry favour; to butter up; to fawn over; to humour someone (humor); to put in a good mood (e.g. a baby)
children's story; fairy tale
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
layer; stratum; class; stratum; sheaf; counter for stories (of a building)
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
grandfather; male senior-citizen
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
unprepared; careless; imprudent; indiscreet
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
jumping to a wrong conclusion
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out