unexpected; contrary to expectations; by chance; casual
sense of touch; tactile; haptic; hair style with long bangs
paralysis; palsy; numbness; loss of sensation; standstill; state of paralysis
conscious; deliberate; intentional
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to be overawed; to be overwhelmed; to be overcome; to be intimidated; to be daunted
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
abnormal; unusual; extraordinary; remarkable; uncommon
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to ask a question; to ask questions
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
to understand; to make out
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
complete stranger; total stranger
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
misunderstanding; misapprehension; misconception; false impression; wrong idea
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
wrong impression; subjective impression; assumption; prejudice
mistaken idea; misunderstanding; wrong impression
murmur; mutter; murmuring; tweet; Twitter post
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
depending on the way ...; depending on how ...; according to how ...
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
genuine article; real thing; real deal
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more