growth; breeding; growing up (in, as); upbringing
Washington, D.C. (United States); Washington (US state)
to drop in; to go see (someone); to come to hang out
tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
pronunciation; production of sound
losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; feeling hesitant; feeling nervous; feeling diffident
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
not going (well); not proceeding (as one wishes); bad; not good; hopeless; beyond hope
chastity; virtue; fidelity
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
in one's own way or style
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
to break up (e.g. a meeting); to call it a night
by chance; coincidentally; as it happens
the way back; the way home; return trip
to become attached (to); to take (to); to become affectionate (with); to be tamed; to get close (e.g. to someone emotionally); to become intimate (with)
killer; destroyer; annihilator; seducer; seductress; tempter
older brother; elder brother
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
to bend forward; to stoop; to bow
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to send (a person or thing) to; to deliver; to escort
holiday; day off; sleep; rest; good night
older brother; elder brother; brother-in-law (spouse's older brother or older sister's husband)
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
often; frequently; lightly (of a movement); easily; simply
to approach; to draw near
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
desire to tease; desire to cause mischief
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
first day (e.g. at work, school); day one
meeting; rendezvous; meeting for the first time; coming across; confluence
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish