memories; recollections; reminiscence
start of a romance; beginning of love
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
laughing while reminiscing
ago; since; before; previous
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
on one occasion; once; at one point; at one time
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
immediately; right away; at once; instantly
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to recall; to remember; to recollect
in case of; at that time; at this time
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
curious; strange; unusual
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
tedium; boredom; dullness; to feel bored; to get bored with; to get tired of
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
since when; from when; how long
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)
to pile up; to stack up; to accumulate
to sow seeds; to sow the seeds of ... (e.g. conflict)
to water (a plant, a flower etc.)
to bud; to sprout; to germinate; to have luck on one's side; to get lucky
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
to begin to dance; to break into a dance
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
madly in love; head over heels; fanatically doting; collapsed; out of spirits
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine