it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
as a child; when one was a child
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
noisily (crowd of people talking); clamorously; in a hubbub; jabberingly; chatteringly; buzzingly
hunting; harvesting (e.g. berries, fruit); picking; gathering
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
to begin to walk; to set out
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
one-by-one; separately; in detail
logical connection; chain of reasoning; coherence; blood vessel
to let out a cry; to break forth
to be knotty (of a tree, etc.); to be gnarled; to be rough and bony (hands, fingers, etc.); to be gnarled; to be knobby
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to bend one's head slightly to one side; to look slightly doubtful
to tear off; to pluck; to scratch off
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
flapping (of a flag, fan, etc.); fluttering; pitter-patter (of footsteps); quickly (making progress); in quick succession
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to rant and rave; to raise hell
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial