dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
confused; disordered; faltered; incoherent; inconsistent
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
(not) so; (not) particularly; (not) very; (not) that much
(medical) doctor; physician
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
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 stay (e.g. the night); to contain; to keep (in position, in place); to record (e.g. a fact); to retain
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; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
to correct; to rectify; to reform; to straighten (one's posture, collar, etc.); to adjust
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
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; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity