(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
I got it; I see; I now know; so that's the reason
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to become sullen; to sulk; to get angry; to peel (off); to come off
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to be on edge; to be nervous; to be sharp (of a voice, words, etc.); to be harsh
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
how many years; how long; what year
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
long (time that has passed); old (story)
near oneself; close to one; familiar
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
casual; doing something without taking it too seriously
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
the eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes
safety; welfare; well-being
to comfort; to console; to amuse
confused fight; free-for-all; melee; close contest; close match
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
much less; to say nothing of
existence; being; life; survival
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
heavy (feeling, etc.); gloomy (weather, etc.); oppressive (atmosphere, etc.); stifling; strained
trembling (with fear, anger, etc.); shivering (with cold); shaking; quivering
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
what; what kind of; no ...; any; adds emphasis to the preceding word; no
to be wrapped up (e.g. in a blanket); to cover oneself