to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
clearing one's throat; cough
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to stop talking; to break off; to pause
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
to talk; to carry meaning
to do for (the sake of someone else)
consideration; concern; fear; worry; solicitude
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
misunderstanding; misapprehension; false impression; to be mistaken; to have the wrong idea
expression; presentation; representation; notation
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
deviation; inclination; offset; polarization; polarisation
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
to exhaust one's vocabulary (in trying to persuade somebody or explain something, etc.); to run out of words; to be verbose; to cajole; to talk someone's head off
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
memory; sense; experience
accurate; correct; precise; exact
pointing out; identification
how long; how much; to what extent
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
obscure; vague; ambiguous
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss