vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
creative work (e.g. artistic, literary)
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to sit down; to take a seat
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
to be in full bloom; to blossom in full glory; to be in fullness of bloom
to project; to show (on a screen); to portray; to depict; to reflect (the times, mood, etc.)
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
being too late; losing one's final chance
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pathetic; piteous
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
ideal land; earthly paradise; Utopia; Arcadia
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
hailing each other; acting in concert; responding (to); agreement; concord
small; little; tiny; insignificant; humble; modest
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to dish up; to arrange (food) on a plate
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand