to explain away (a mistake, failure, etc.); to make excuses for; to gloss over; to talk one's way out of
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to be completely weakened; to be utterly exhausted; to be worn out; to be completely at a loss; to be at one's wits' end; to be greatly annoyed (by)
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about
it's no joke; gimme a break!
regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
fast-talking; rapid talking
miserable; wretched; disconsolate; helpless; cheerless; sorrowful
all; entire; whole; altogether
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop
walking on frost; crunching (e.g. on gravel); lots of coins or jewels; cutting into large pieces; loosely weaving; large (pieces, stitches, sand grains, etc.)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
irritation; annoyance; frustration
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance; vulgar; lowbrow; indecent
victim; injured party; sufferer
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
again; once again; yet again
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to be disgusted with; to run out of patience; to fall out of love
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
marsh; swamp; obsession; addiction; ugly man; retard
endless; boundless; everlasting
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to make a fuss over; to pamper; to spoil; to indulge; to flatter (with attention)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
feeling sick; feeling queasy; feeling nauseated; being angry; being offended; being disgusted
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
idle thoughts; worldly thoughts
reckless; (at) random; haphazard; blind; sudden; abrupt
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court