explanation (e.g. for one's actions); excuse; justification; defense; defence
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
hiding one's embarrassment
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
way; method; means; resource; course
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
teasing; banter; ribbing; jest; making fun (of); poking fun (at)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
explosion; rupture; break off
to relax; to release tension from one's muscles; to let go limp
to rub; to pat; to stroke; to massage
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
resignation; acceptance; consolation
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
way (of doing); manner; method; means
nectar; honey; honeydew; treacle; molasses; sorbitol (when visible as dark patches inside an apple)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
to squash; to crush; to flatten
feeling of dread; awful feeling; sense of fear
mixture; jumble; cord made by entwining threads of various colours
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
gasping; puffing; wheezing; asthma
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to comb down; to smooth down
to shut; to close; to block (a street, entrance, etc.); to shut in (with snow, ice, etc.); to shut off; to consume (with negative feelings)
to hold fast deep in (one's mouth or other orifice, often used in a sexual context); to bring in a man for sex
debauched; lewd; lascivious; lecherous; salacious; wild
tune; tone; vein; mood; condition; state of health
glamorous; charming; beguiling; bewitching; beautiful; fascinatingly elegant
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
to become pale; to turn pale
suddenly; all of a sudden
red; crimson; Red; communist; (arch.) beautiful
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained