to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
expressing oneself without words or gestures; force of personality
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
deception; make-believe; fake; counterfeit; phony
face; looks; vestiges; trace
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
optimism; taking an optimistic view
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
looking depressed; long face
seeing one off; farewell; escort
please don't fuss over me; don't go to any trouble; don't bother
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
it's no big deal; it's no problem; it's nothing to worry about; safe (and sound); all right
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
such; like that; in that way
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
dissatisfaction with the work (role) given to one; feeling oneself above the given work (role); not up to the task; (being) out of one's depth
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
shallow; superficial; thoughtless; short-sighted; foolish; silly
explanation; interpretation
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
end; close; finish; termination
can't be helped (of situation, reason, etc.); unavoidable
to be of benefit; to be useful; to be good for you
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
wrong idea; delusion; indiscretion; false step; misstep
base; mean; vulgar; despicable; low
scornful laughter; ridicule; derision; sneer