ignominious defeat; crushing failure; utterly beaten; overwhelming defeat
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
bedridden; confined to bed
serious condition; critical condition
seeming like an excuse; seeming like a justification; defensive; in an apologetic tone
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
monologue; soliloquy; talking to oneself
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to interrupt (with frivolous remarks, silly jokes, etc.); to butt in; to make teasing remarks
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
coherence; order; focus; point
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
neutrality (incl. chemical, electrical, etc.); indifference; sexlessness; androgyny; neuter gender
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
daydream; fantasy; fancy; vision
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
feeling startled; getting a shock; prank; practical joke
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
one person; another name; nickname; alias
very much; exceedingly; extremely
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
electrocardiogram; ECG; EKG
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
being very busy; busyness
stimulating; exciting; provocative
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
worthy of special mention
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive