to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)
to consider carefully; to deliberate thoroughly; to think over
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
troublesome; annoying; complicated
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
eardrum; tympanic membrane
violent emotion; passion; fury
between the waves; in the waves; on the waves; behind the waves; beneath the waves
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
calm; peace; serenity; composure; equanimity; presence of mind
to endeavor (to do); to endeavour; to try hard; to work hard; to strive; to make an effort
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
to strangle; to constrict
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell
to be talkative; to have a glib tongue; to speak fluently; to be a good talker
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
quickly, suddenly (while one is watching); before one's eyes
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
bubble on surface of liquid; ephemeral; transient
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting; maddening; infuriating; exasperating
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to get a load off one's chest; to be relieved of a worry
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
to pile up; to accumulate
haze (esp. in spring); mist; dimness (of sight)
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
to hurry (up); to press; to urge on
fear; dread; fright; willies