incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
just because; even if; even though
sympathy; empathy; response
to jest; to joke; to play the fool; to act indecently; to be silly over; to talk foolishly
entreaty; supplication; petition
save; checking; curbing; suppressing
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
physical condition; state of health
self-deprecation; self-derision; self-mockery; laughing at oneself
companion; company; tritagonist
dizziness; giddiness; vertigo
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
by any chance; (should) it happen (that); by some chance
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
bringing about; cause; provocation
trauma (usu. psychological)
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
centre of explosion; center of explosion; hypocentre; hypocenter; ground zero
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
thickheaded; insensitive; dull; thick-skinned
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
at a loss for words; stumped for words
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam